Why Google Didn’t Sign President Obama-Backed Student Privacy Pledge

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A Google spokeswoman said the company didn’t sign the Student Privacy Pledge endorsed by President Barack Obama, which prescribes data-handling policies, because Google’s contracts and policies demonstrate a commitment to student privacy.

Other Google student-privacy policies are more nuanced than the pledge President Obama endorsed. The company says it doesn’t sell Google Apps for Education data to third parties and it only shares personal information with third parties in “exceptional circumstances,” such as student requests or when it is required by law. Google says it has its own privacy policies on its Google for Education website and that it does not offer, or plan to offer, ads in its Google Apps for Education services.


Why Google Didn’t Sign President Obama-Backed Student Privacy Pledge