I feel SO threatened. Guess I'll make sure not to use gmail for any
> of my illegal activities.
Those who don't care about being monitored because they "have nothing to hide" should consider the cases of those who have been arrested on little or no evidence, and held indefinitely with no charges.
They DO have a DELETE button, don't they?
Actually, they don't. Gmail reserves the right to keep your mail in their system indefinitely. Even if you "delete" it so that it's no longer available to you, they still have it.