In 2014, Google was alleged to have violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) through its Apps for Education suite of tools. For what specific practice did students sue the company?
In 2014, Google was alleged to have violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) through its Apps for Education suite of tools. For what specific practice did students sue the company?
In 2014, Google was sued for scanning emails sent to and received by students. This practice raised concerns about privacy and compliance with FERPA, which is designed to protect the privacy of student education records. By scanning student emails, Google was seen as potentially violating these privacy standards.
Answer is A. Scanning e-mails to get analytics for targeted marketing was a Google practice at the time of the action.
Google’s Apps for Education Google, for example, developed free Apps for Education a suite of tools that included Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Classroom In 2014, students in California who used Apps for Education sued Google, accusing the company of scanning millions of emails sent to and received by the students