# What happened to Gmail?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-gmail/425657>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 8, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-gmail/425657 "2007-11-08T15:02:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-gmail/425657/21 "2007-11-09T04:26:41Z")

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[QUOTE=squeegee]  
Why would your company care about an unauthorized chat program?  
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It uses bandwidth, opens security vulnerabilities, and can be a waste of time. The https: version is harder to block and more secure, but the bottom line is that your employer’s policies may not be negotiable. And you certainly can’t just go against policy because you’d rather not do what they’ve told you to do.

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