Under pressure of lawsuit, Google stops scanning student eMail for keywords
Google will no longer scan student and faculty eMails for advertising keywords, the company announced this week.
The change comes on the heels of a lawsuit in California that alleged the scanning was in violation of wirtetap laws, as well as a more general public outcry about the practice.
In a blog post Wednesday, Bram Bout, director of Google for Education, said the change was being made for security purposes.…Read More