<p>STORY HIGHLIGHTSGoogle's Gmail has turned online e-mail service into a profitable businessThe company scans e-mails and uses data for targeted ads and user profilesMany users don't realize how much their personal information is worthGmail has been the target of multiple privacy lawsuits</p><p>(CNN) -- Gmail doesn't cost any money to use, but it's not free.</p><p>Google's popular online e-mail service, which turns 10 Tuesday, may not charge for its Gmail accounts. But the company is still collecting payment in the form of massive amounts of personal information about the people who use it.</p><p>With an estimated 500-plus million users, Gmail has grown to dominate the Web-mail world. It has also repeatedly found itself in hot water over privacy. Gmail is facing multiple privacy lawsuits in the United States and Europe, some accusing the company of illegal wiretapping for scanning the content of e-mails.</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/31/tech/web/gmail-privacy-problems/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://o.canada.com/business/gmail-turns-10-why-our-vigilance-is-more-necessary-now-than-ever/">Gmail turns 10: Why our vigilance is more necessary now than ever</a> (Canada.com)</p><p><a href="http://thefusejoplin.com/2014/03/gmail-free-download-ios-updated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gmail-free-download-ios-updated">Gmail Free Download for iOS Gets Updated</a> (The Fuse Joplin)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dCME2Y7q8nc4ZUMJryySItelXyKVM&authuser=0&ned=us">16 additional articles.</a></p>