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Originally Posted by Matt Wright
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As I said at the SRA meeting last Sunday, I am fully aware of the FIPPA act and that other universities in Canada(Lakehead, Alberta) have managed to find a solution for it. Similarly a large Australian University which also has a similar privacy act has managed to agree a deal with Google EU to bypass any jurisdiction of Patriot Act. (All of this info is on the Google Doc links)
Here is another link from the government that I have in that document:
http://www.priv.gc.ca/cf-dc/2008/394_20080807_e.cfm
This is directly pertinent to Information stored
in USA; whereas Mac might look for alternative arrangements, including exchange server companies based in Canada that ensure you can bypass Patriot Act. FIPPA is also relevant to stakeholders other then a University in Canada and there is an increasing number of public and private sector businesses that are switching to Google Apps.
However irregardless of what you and I have to say with our various levels of research on this topic the Chief Information Officer who is the highest authority on technology on campus(Even above the Individual you met and are quoting) is willing to investigate further with experienced and qualified researchers. At the end of the day he "knows" what he can and cannot do for McMaster more then anyone else.
I will concede though that it is still an uncertain solution, but as far as I see it is the only solution for the current generation of McMaster Students. The other option obviously being large scale($20 million+) investment into the overall infrastructure, which is simply not happening under the current financial scenario.
p.s: Please send your google emails to
[email protected] om to gain access to the document.