<p>Users of Google's Gmail web-based email service are accusing the Mountain View, California-based company of unlawfully snooping through their email messages.</p><p>According to reports published by RT.com on Friday lead plaintiffs Brad Scott and Todd Harrington are accusing Google of violating California's Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).</p><p>The website explains that Scott and Harrington believe that the web-based service "conducts clandestine scans of emails for words and content, intentionally intercepting private communique as a result without obtaining the user's permission. Google, on the other hand, maintains that only computers complete all the legwork and that no humans actually have their eyes on any emails, also insisting that neither Mr. Scott nor Mr. Harrington can back up their claims that any action from Gmail has led to injury."</p><p>Representatives from the company have asked the justice in charge of the case, US District Judge Lucy Koh, to dismiss all charges, claiming that the plaintiffs cannot explicitly prove that their messages are, in fact, being automatically monitored by Gmail, nor can they prove that they have been harmed in any way as a direct result of Gmail's activities. Google representatives said that all of the service's scans are meant to prevent spam and the transmission of malware, and that at no point in the process do actual people view the contents of the emails.</p><p><a href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112712584/google-gmail-spying-101312/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://rt.com/usa/news/google-gmail-users-plaintiffs-289/">Google accused of spying on Gmail users</a> (RT)</p><p><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/google-accused-of-violating-your-privacy-again-2012-10">Google Accused Of Violating Your Privacy Again</a> (WebProNews)</p><p><a href="http://themarketsareopen.blogspot.com/2012/10/goog-google-inc-nasdaqgoog-under-spotlight.html">Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Under Spotlight Again For Violating User Privacy</a> (The Markets Are Open (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dLOJMBW6xpcirHMAlcixcz8QWKtjM&ned=us">7 additional articles.</a></p>