Iowa State University officials are looking into a plan that would outsource the university’s eMail system to a large technology company, reports the Associated Press. Officials say turning over the university’s eMail system to a firm like Google could help cut costs, because the service would be free. But critics wonder how secure student information will be if an outside company oversees accounts. Iowa State officials say the university spends about $450,000 a year on its central eMail system. Costs that go into maintaining the system such as spam software are projected to increase. But officials said if a company takes over those concerns could be alleviated…

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