This Danish city decided to ban the use of Google-owned education products. Of course, many students shared their disappointment, especially since they are no longer familiar when it comes to using pen and paper.
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For the past few years, many students across the globe have relied on Chromebook laptops and other Google devices to complete their school activities.
The small Danish city, Helsingor, is among the places that use Google-owned education devices. As early as the age of six, students in the area owned Chromebooks and other gadgets for their school tasks.
However, the Danish city decided to restrict these products' use on July 14.
Why This Danish City Bans Google-Owned Education Products?
According to The Wired's latest report, the issue started in August 2019. During this period, an eight-year-old complained to his father after one of his classmates used his YouTube account.
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Goolsby Elementary School third grader Ava Dweck, 9, takes an online class at a friend's home during the first week of distance learning for the Clark County School District amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on August 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CCSD, the fifth-largest school district in the United States with more than 315,000 students.
The kid said his schoolmate posted a rude comment, which concerned him because of the possible consequences.
The student's father, Jesper Graugaard, discovered his son's complete name, school address, class number, and other personal information on his YouTube account.
Because of this, the man decided to embark on a three-year campaign to fix the issue in the relationship between Google and the Danish public school system.
Thanks to his efforts, the use of Google-owned education products in Helsingor city was banned.
Other Countries Already Ban Google Products
Tech Crunch reported that 25 out of 100 countries where Google offers its products decided to restrict the use of the search engine giant's devices.
"Google products - from search and Blogger to YouTube and Google Docs - have been blocked in 25 of the 100 countries where we offer our services," said Google.
The tech giant said China is the most polarizing example of countries banning their products. If you want to see further details about the Google product bans, you can click this link.
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