<p>UPDATE: A reader asked in the comments if paid, corporate Gmail accounts are also scanned. Yes, they are. From Google: "For companies using Google Apps for Business, ads are turned off by default. Automated scanning does still occur to provide features like priority inbox, fast search and spam filtering."</p><p>Who "owns" the content inside your email messages? If you use Gmail, not you.</p><p>Google is fighting a lawsuit filed by users who are angry over its practice of scanning Gmail messages. Here's what Google has to say about your right to privacy:</p><p>"A person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties...Gmail users consented to the automated scanning of their e-mails, including for purposes of delivering targeted advertising, in exchange for using the Gmail service."</p><p><a href="http://blogs.cio.com/privacy/18228/google-gmail-no-email-privacy">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/23373185/google-argues-for-right-to-continue-scanning-gmail">Google argues for right to continue scanning Gmail</a> (MyFox Phoenix)</p><p><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5e8e99b3-3151-4c8b-9e0c-9f82e7399963">Google defends scanning of Gmail for advertising</a> (Lexology (registration))</p><p><a href="http://natmonitor.com/2013/09/08/google-seeks-to-dismiss-email-scanning-lawsuit/">Google seeks to dismiss email-scanning lawsuit</a> (natmonitor.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dty4jC--8-OGD-MNODpS__7Pjkc6M&ned=us">16 additional articles.</a></p>