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Re: Google Apps


From: Faith Mcgrath <faith.mcgrath () YALE EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:49:15 -0400

We have a similar policy to uchicago.edu in that we don't prohibit the
use of the application, we make a determination on use related to the
security controls required specific to the data classification.  -faith

Conor McGrath wrote:
Chris Garriss wrote the following, on 4/8/09 10:21 AM:
On 08.04.2009 11:02  Chris Garriss spoke thusly:
Does anyone have a stated policy on the use / prohibition of GMail and
or Google Apps by faculty and staff?  If so, can you give me a link?

Thanks,
Chris

I actually should have added "or similar products".

We don't explicitly allow or prohibit any particular 3rd party apps.  However,
we do have a policy on the use of external service providers:

http://nsit.uchicago.edu/policies/extsrvpol/

-Conor



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