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Things you need to know about Google Apps for Education and security
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Schools and universities around the world are turning to
Google Apps for Education
to communicate and collaborate more efficiently. These tools are given to schools and universities for free because we are committed to supporting education and learning.
We’re also committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users — and that includes students. Here are a few important things to know about Google Apps for Education and student accounts:
Google Apps for Education is not ad-supported
Advertising is
turned off
by default in Google Apps for Education. So unless a school administrator chooses to turn ads on, students will not see any of them while using Google Apps services.
Students and schools own their data
The data schools and students put into our systems is theirs, and we believe it should stay that way.
If an education department, school or university decides to no longer use Google we make it easy for them to
take their data away
. Most importantly,
Google does not sell students’ — or any other users’ — information.
Student accounts are separate to other Google accounts
Student account information is never linked with any other consumer accounts they may open. In addition, Google Apps for Education offers schools a number of additional controls and security features. These include
a 99.9% uptime guarantee,
24/7 customer support, greater storage capacity and the ability for school administrators to turn certain features on or off. As with all our accounts, we keep our users secure by filtering out spam and looking out for viruses and malware.
Google Apps for Education
helps thousands of schools and universities around the world to work more efficiently, collaboratively and securely.
To learn more about how Google
Apps for Education keeps student data secure, read our
security policy
.
Posted by
Suan Yeo, Head of Google Apps for Education, Asia and Pacific
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