Google admits data mining student emails in its free education apps
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I'm not sure about the affiliations of OP or yourself though.
2. Google has plenty of its own lobbyists and PR staff. It would be interesting to hear the statements from both sides of this issue.
3. Do you have any evidence that the allegations presented in the article are false? If so, please argue against the article rather than casting ad hominem aspersions against its author.
(For the record, I have no affiliations with or financial connection to Microsoft.)