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> users I'm pretty sure this is aimed at enterprise applications.

• Tepix 9y ago
  Forcing your employees to be tracked by Google is even worse. They can hardly opt out. I wouldn't be surprised if it's illegal in Europe if a company forces this upon its employees.
  • bognition 9y ago
    They're likely already using google apps
  • lagadu 9y ago
    You don't get it: this is enterprise software. People would login (and only have access) with their enteprise accounts, not their personal ones.
    • Tepix 9y ago
      You're saying that having Google manage the identities will not provide Google with all the data and perhaps even make them trackable by Google? What makes you think so? Cloud identity doesn't appear to be something that you deploy in your network and that is completely isolated from the Google cloud. Quite the contrary.
      • lagadu 9y ago
        Whatever google can or cannot do with the data depends on their ToS but that is a problem for the company that contracts them to deal with as it's their data; not the users. Most importantly, virtually all PaaS and SaaS solutions (office365 being the most well-known) already operate like that; on-prem services are getting pretty scarce nowadays on the enterprise world.
    • natch 9y ago
      I think he/she gets it. It is possible to run your enterprise without using Google software that forces users to pour even more of their data into Google's grasp. So I think the OP was saying that it would be desirable for those enterprises to allow employees an alternative, for those who do not wish to share even more with Google.
      • Gigablah 9y ago
        Why does it matter whether they want to share their work data with Google? It's their company's decision. Their company owns the data. I hope you realize the insanity of the following exchange: "Bob, you should enter your sick leave in Workday." "But I don't want that company know about my sick days. Can I use something different instead?"
        • icebraining 9y ago
          Actually, that example doesn't sound at all insane to me. What if Workday then sells the information that I'm sick a lot to future prospective employers or to health insurers? The employer should have a duty to adequately protect that information. It's not just "their" data.
          • mr_toad 9y ago
            I don’t know about the US law on confidential employee data, but in some countries selling data like that would be an open and shut lawsuit (against both Google and the employer).
        • natch 9y ago
          Your example makes my point for me. Thank you.
          • Gigablah 9y ago
            Here's the rest of the exchange: "No, you may not. This is the software all employees use." "But Workday might sell my data!" "...alright, how about you fill in this Excel sheet." "No, Microsoft might be spying on me." "You're fired."
    • robotresearcher 9y ago
      The company personnel directory is usually considered confidential. Why give it to Google, a company very well equipped to tie those data to personal identities?
      • dragonwriter 9y ago
        > Why give it to Google, a company very well equipped to tie those data to personal identities? Companies already frequently outsource that list with full personal identities to payroll/benefits providers, among others. Sharing it with someone who might potentially tie it back to personal identity is not, comparatively, a big deal.
  • kristiandupont 9y ago
    This looks like an alternative to the typical Active Directory/Exchange setup that many large corporations run.