Google spying on students

Google does not use student data for targeted advertising within a subset of google sites, so they say.... the EFF found that google ¨sync¨ feature for the chrome browser is enabled by default on chromebooks sold to schools although google told EFF that it will soon disable a setting on school chromebooks that allows chrome sync data, & such as browsing history. Google practices fly in the face of commitments made when it signed the ¨spp¨ (STUDENT PRIVACY PLEDGE), a legally enforceable document when companies promise to refrain from collecting, using, or sharing students personal information,  Except when needed for legitimate educational purposes or If parents provide parents permission


http://www.newhopememphis.org/chromebooks-are-here/

But still... is a legitimate reason to google the same as a legitimate reason to students or parents? or is being involved in students private information that serious? where is the border line? when is ¨going to far¨?  Me as a student i feel uncomfortable knowing i am being monitored with out my permission. I dont think it is right to spy on school students for advertisement

¨Despite publicly promising not to, google mines students browsing data and other information, and uses it for the companys own purposes. making such promises and failing to live up to them is a violation of FTC rules against unfair and deceptive business practice¨ said EFF attorney

¨EFF¨ Electronic Frontier Foundation