Google Apps users and admins have now been getting emails about Google’s highly publicized new privacy policy changes.
Users are getting the same email that other Gmail users have been receiving throughout the past week. Admins are getting a different email, however. Here’s what it says:
Dear Google Apps administrator for YourSiteHere.com,
We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read. Our new policy covers multiple products and features, reflecting our desire to create one beautifully simple and intuitive experience for your users across Google products.
As always, Google will maintain your data in strict compliance with the confidentiality and security obligations provided to your domain.
If you permit your users to access optional additional Google services for your domain, your users may separately receive notifications communicating the new Privacy Policy. You can visit your Google Apps control panel at any time if you’d like to review the additional services accessible to your users.
We’re excited about the improvements we are making across our products and appreciate your support. You can view the new privacy policy at http://www.google.com/policies. These changes will take effect on March 1, 2012.
Google Apps boasts 4 billion businesses.
More coverage of Google’s privacy changes:
Your Grandmother Will Love Google’s New Policy Terms
Google Privacy Changes: What Do They Mean To You?
Can Consumers Opt-Out Of Google’s New Privacy Policy?
Google Privacy: “The Real Story”
Google’s Policy For Government Contracts Unchanged
Google’s Privacy Approach With Danny Sullivan and NPR
More Backlash From Google’s New Privacy Policy
Yes, Virginia, Google’s New Privacy Policy Lets You Opt Out Of Sharing Your Data