Google
Says It **
Longer Scans Student Gmail Accounts for Ads
Google claims it has stopped scanning students'
Accounts to serve them ads, according to a report.
The apparent move, reported in
The Wall Street Journal, comes after a group of students from California
sued Google earlier last year over the issue.
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The suit, in the U.S. District Court for the **rthern District of California, claims Google's activity violates state and federal privacy laws since the students are under 18. In particular, the scanning may violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA]. FERPA, which was issued in 1974, ensures the privacy of records of students under the age of 18. The Department of Education's recent guidance on the issue also appears to indirectly state that Google's
Gmail practices run afoul of FERPA.
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