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Why would Google be a reliable source on whether Google does(n't) violate privacy laws and parents' privacy concerns? It has been shown in the past that they vi
by danieldk 10y ago
Why would Google be a reliable source on whether Google does(n't) violate privacy laws and parents' privacy concerns? It has been shown in the past that they violated the 'Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act':
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/01/google-stops-scanning-student-emails-california-lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/01/google-st...
They were also tracking students once they used Google services that were not covered by Google Apps for Education (which is kind of hard to avoid, since you have to sign in on a Chromebook):
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/10/google-changes-its-tune-when-it-comes-tracking-students https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/10/google-changes-its-tun...
- m45t3r 10y agoThe same can be said for Apple or Microsoft. People seem to trust that Apple does not track them just because they say so. Really, the only acceptable option would be a Linux distro. Not a commercial software.