[K12OSN] OT: Google Apps

[Dan Young]

On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Will Hatch <whatch at anwsu.org> wrote:
> Since google docs is not encrypted, isn't if a violation of FERPA?  I'd like to use it, but our tech director tells me that it is not secure, and since student names/information could be part of the documents, that it can't be used.  I would like to hear Google's feelings on this, since they seem to be interested in education.

It is encrypted automatically for all users when the Google Apps
administrator ticks a box forcing SSL on:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=100181

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Dan Young <dyoung at mesd.k12.or.us>
Multnomah ESD - Technology Services
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