(TNS) — State Attorney General Jim Hood’s office filed a lawsuit Friday accusing Google of illegally mining the data of Mississippi public-school students.
On Tuesday, Hood accused Google Inc. of collecting personal and search-history information from students in order “to advance its own business interests and increase its profit.” He said Google violated the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
He said students who have accounts with Google’s “G Suite For Education” may have been affected. The web-based tools were previously known as Google Apps for Education. They were marketed as a free, safe way for students and teachers to seamlessly collaborate and communicate across multiple internet-connected devices. The software tools include Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google Docs.
What do you mean accused? I thought this is happening routinely.
ReplyDeleteI think the key words are, "filed a lawsuit.." We haven't seen the MD AG do that.
DeleteLet me guess: Google will pay a fine that's far smaller than the profit they gained from this scheme, no one will go to jail, and life will go on. Ah, the costs of doing business.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is probably tax deductible!
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