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Google reports Google for spamming NewsWireless!

by Sniffer | posted on 17 May 2009

We've been low on Bluetooth stories, recently. The news wasn't coming in - which is odd. Today, we found out why: spam filter insanity.

We get out email through Gmail. One of the benefits of using Gmail is that it makes it really easy to set up a "Google Alert" on any keyword you like. So, a few years back, we set up a Bluetooth Alert with Google (BAG?) and scanned it on a daily basis for surprises.

Today, on a routine scan of Gmail's (normally excellent) spam basket, we found out where these alerts have been going: yes! - they are marked as spam by Google itself.

Shome mishtake, shurely...? (hic).