I use it in my schools as a cost effective means to outsource a process that is by nature insecure. Since migrating our accounts over, our spam has decreased ten-fold. I'm more concerned about folk's habits & judgement than the security of google's email system.... Plus it frees me up to do other stuff like integrate other technology into the curriculum... It's been a good (not great) solution for us.
Anyway, that's my two cents... On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Shawn Bernard <[email protected]>wrote: > In the not-for-nothing category ... depending on the school not having > _the school_ have " direct control who has access to the data or is able > to protect my son's information" is probably a bonus ;) not to > disrespect the hard working admins that run school networks some of the > schools I have worked with have top of the line network security and > others have bottom of the barrel. Without knowing specifics on the > school in question and what their IT budget looks like after the next > round of budget cuts it may not be as bad a security proposition as you > fear. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cody Dumont > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Pauldotcom] Google Apps for EDU > > Greetings All, > > I am curious to get your opinion on Google Apps For EDU. My son's > school is moving to Google Apps for EDU. While the cloud computing > concept is great idea, the cloud is not secure, mostly because the > school does not have direct control who has access to the data or is > able to protect my son's information. For example the recent hotmail > account issues and the various phishing attacks which comprises the > google and yahoo accounts all the time. I am preparing to write a > letter to school district explaining my reservations about using these > apps. I am curious though to here what the pauldotcom community has > to say about this. I am looking over the policies and such, which > Google Apps has posted for some legal loop holes and I will post the > information if Ifind any. > > thanks to All > > Note: This message and any attachments is intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information that is non-public, proprietary, legally privileged, > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this communication in error, please notify the > original sender immediately by telephone or return email and destroy or > delete this message along with any attachments immediately. > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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