<p>Scroogled ... a new poll commissioned by Microsoft found almost nine in 10 Americans don't like their personal email to be scanned for better targeting of ads.</p><p>Microsoft is taking another swipe at Google with a campaign encouraging people to dump Gmail for Outlook.com over privacy concerns.</p><p>The technology giant is drawing new attention to an old issue: Gmail scans the content of personal emails in order to better target ads. Microsoft is pushing a new poll it commissioned that found that nearly nine in 10 Americans disapprove of the practice. Seven in 10 Americans said they didn't believe or didn't know that any major email service provider did that, according to the poll.</p><p>Microsoft is using the poll results to bash its arch rival Google and promote its own email service. Microsoft scans email to filter spam or detect malware but says it does not scan email to target ads.</p><p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/microsoft-target-gmail-in-new-privacy-campaign-against-google-20130208-2e26k.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/07/microsoft-google_n_2638835.html">Microsoft&#039;s New Google Attack Ad Tells Users Not To Get &quot;Scroogled&quot;</a> (Huffington Post)</p><p><a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/microsoft-outlook-starts-e-mail-campaign-against-google--923542">Microsoft Outlook starts e-mail campaign against Google</a> (Telecompaper (subscription))</p><p><a href="http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/7171/20130207/microsoft-bashes-google-over-gmail-privacy-dont-scroogled-try-outlook.htm">Microsoft Bashes Google Over Gmail Privacy: &#039;Don&#039;t Get Scroogled,&#039; Try Outlook</a> (Mobile &amp; Apps)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d1Oos82OgY__4xMC4G8RUJWSem8-M&ned=us">100 additional articles.</a></p>