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Chris Hoofnagle Is Google reading your bMail?

Chris Hoofnagle, director of BCLT's privacy programs | 5/20/13 | Leave a comment

Both users of bMail and the campus itself have never received a clear answer to a simple question: Is Google subjecting data in Google Apps for Education to data analysis or mining for purposes unnecessary for technical rendition of service?

A recently-filed lawsuit suggests that Google is indeed applying analysis to … More >

Chris Hoofnagle The good, not so good, and long view on Bmail

Chris Hoofnagle, director of BCLT's privacy programs | 3/6/13 | 8 comments

Many campuses have decided to outsource email and other services to “cloud” providers.  Berkeley has joined in by migrating student and faculty to bMail, operated by Google.  In doing so, it has raised some anxiety about privacy and autonomy in communications.  In this post, I outline some advantages of our … More >

Robert Reich Outsourcing is not the problem

Robert Reich, professor of public policy | 7/20/12 | 8 comments

President Obama is slamming Mitt Romney for heading companies that were “pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs,” while Romney is accusing Obama of being “the real outsourcer-in-chief.”

These are the dog days of summer and the silly season of presidential campaigns. But can we get real, please?

The American economy has moved way … More >

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