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> that doesn't stop them from being data mined or advertised to you are misinformed. as per Google's G Suite for Education FAQs: > For all EDU domains, ads ar
by ricktdotorg 9y ago
> that doesn't stop them from being data mined or advertised to
you are misinformed. as per Google's G Suite for Education FAQs:
> For all EDU domains, ads are turned off in G Suite for Education services and K–12 G Suite for Education users don't see ads when they use Google Search and are signed in to their G Suite for Education accounts.
and
> G Suite for Education services don't collect or use student data for advertising purposes or to create ad profiles.
and
> Like many email providers, we do scanning in Gmail to keep our customers secure and to improve their product experience. In Gmail for G Suite for Education, this includes virus and spam protection, spell check, relevant search results and features like Priority Inbox and auto-detection of calendar events. Scanning to provide product features is done on all incoming emails and is 100% automated. We do NOT scan G Suite for Education emails for advertising purposes.
via https://support.google.com/a/answer/139019?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/139019?hl=en
edited to include URL.
- dooglius 9y agohttps://www.eff.org/press/releases/google-deceptively-tracks-students-internet-browsing-eff-says-complaint-federal-trade https://www.eff.org/press/releases/google-deceptively-tracks...
- VLM 9y agoThe headline sounds incredibly ominous and spooky, the reality is Chrome sync isn't disabled domain wide by default so the paranoids are flipping out. Its likely disabling chrome sync is going to lead to a lot of annoying headaches, "how come my bookmarks don't sync anymore"
- notatoad 9y agoI'm a big fan of the EFF, but for every good thing they do they seem to follow it up with some baseless paranoia. Nowhere in that article do they actually back up their claim that google "data-mines" student's browsing history. Chrome sync is enabled by default, which sends browsing history through google servers. Google says they don't use that data for advertising purposes. The EFF's position here seems to be that it is literally impossible for the data to exist on Google's servers without it being used for advertising purposes.
- dTal 9y agodata mined != data mined "for advertising purposes". Google is always very careful to specify the latter when issuing its suspiciously specific denials. The EFF, in turn, specifically calls them out on this: https://www.eff.org/issues/student-privacy/faq#faq-What-data-does-Google-collect-about-students https://www.eff.org/issues/student-privacy/faq#faq-What-data...?
- pradn 9y agoA big problem with Google's reliance on ads for revenue is the automatic lack of trust when it comes to privacy issues. Even though the GSuite for Education privacy policies are strict, it's hard for people to trust the company. Perhaps a third party auditor to verify all public claims would increase trust. Or we might have to wait until Google's revenues are more diversified. (Disclosure: I work at Google.)
- dTal 9y agoWell, alright, they're not - currently - advertised to. But they certainly are data mined (hence all the qualifications about "for advertising purposes"). Quite honestly any mandatory "account" (particularly in an educational setting) gives me the willies. A mandatory account with a private company, let alone the largest advertiser and data miner in the world - well, forgive me if that starts to feel like a corporate dystopia.