Re: Google announces privacy changes, no opt out for users

[H Morrow Long <morrow.long () YALE EDU>]

I think we need to hear from Google.

Part of the rationale for the current change is that Google wants to reduce the # of different privacy policies they 
have (for different products).

Morrow


On Jan 26, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Jesse Thompson wrote:

> I don't see any indication that the changes to the generic policy are trumped by the edu-apps policy.  But, I'm no 
> lawyer.
>
> http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/privacy.html
>
> Jesse
>
> On 1/26/12 11:08 AM, Joel Rosenblatt wrote:
> > I asked the question also and was told (not by google) that this only
> > applies to their consumer apps, not core Google Apps for Edu
> >
> > Have you contacted google to confirm this?
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > --On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:56 PM -0500 Morrow Long
> > <morrow.long () YALE EDU> wrote:
> >
> > > Read it & trying to determine what this means for Yale.
> > >
> > > We outsource many of our studen
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhonet email accts to Google now (though our branded
> > > gmail does not have Google targeted ads shown alongside the messages).
> > >
> > > Morrow
> > >
> > > On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Nicole Kegler <nk278 () georgetown edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Has anyone read this article about the privacy changes being
> > > > implemented by Google starting March 1? What are your thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/google-tracks-consumers-across-products-users-cant-opt-out/2012/01/24/gIQArgJHOQ_story.html?hpid=z3
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Nicole Kegler
> > > > Communications Manager
> > > > University Information Security Office
> > > > Georgetown University
> > > > 202-687-5784
> > > >
> > > > Protecting data is a shared responsibility!
> > > >
> > > > INSTALL antivirus and antispyware software.
> > > > USE strong passwords.
> > > > KNOW who you are dealing with online.
> > > > STORE confidential and sensitive data on encrypted devices only.
> > > > SHUT DOWN computers or disconnect from the Internet when it's not in
> > > > use.
> >
> >
> >
> > Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
> > Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
> > Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
> > http://www.columbia.edu/~joel
> > Public PGP key
> > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x90BD740BCC7326C3