Just Gmail

August 24, 2011 8:53 AM

Can I have my Gmail (Google App account) logged in without Google signing me to every service and tracking my every move?

I've moved away from using Google products but work uses Google Apps.

posted by nam3d to technology (5 answers total)

One option is to use your browser's "incognito mode" (or similar) to log in to Gmail but keep the cookies, etc separate from every other browser window. I've got some more details on my blog, including links to the docs for each major browser.
posted by Nelson at 8:54 AM on August 24, 2011 [3 favorites]

Separate browsers (or similar work-arounds like the Chrome frame for IE) are the easiest ways to do this.
posted by Oktober at 8:55 AM on August 24, 2011

In OS X, I stay logged in with a Fluid instance and use Firefox or Chrome for regular browsing.
posted by bcwinters at 8:59 AM on August 24, 2011 [2 favorites]

Administers of Google Apps can disable apps/services. So you could also ask your work to disable everything except for work-critical products (mail, docs, calendar, or whatever), either for everyone in the company, or just for you. For instance, when I look at my own domain's control panel, it shows the 6 "core" google services, and then 64 additional ones.
posted by misterbrandt at 9:10 AM on August 24, 2011

You can check your gmail through imap instead of over the web in whatever email client your company uses. Good enough?
posted by jsturgill at 9:18 AM on August 24, 2011 [1 favorite]