We use gmail. A member of the organization refuses to use the email to avoid interacting with Google. What obligation do we have to accomodate them?
@LouisIngenthron Does it matter if they are a student attending a school that uses gmail?
@garyackerman If it's a private school, probably not. If it's a public school, then yes, maybe.
@garyackerman Depends: do you and your organisation want to support a surveillance capitalist like Google and expose your students, etc., to its toxic business model?
It’s not about the student or their desire to protect themselves. It’s about you and your organisation: who you want to be and whether or not you care about protecting the privacy (and other human rights) of your students.
If you decide you do, there are a plethora of alternatives available. I use FastMail myself.
@garyackerman None.
If they're so vehemently against Google, then they can choose not to work for any company that uses Google services and mention that on their resume.
But if they don't want to go that far, then they need to suck it up and use the tools their employer provides.
FWIW, I'm in that same boat. I refuse to use certain software for personal projects, but if a client asks me to, then my choice is to use it or end the contract.
It's not your responsibility to exercise others' morals.