I just accidentally found out that as a Google Apps "super admin", I can see all of my users' calendars and their details regardless of the privacy settings on those calendars or events. Here's Google's support page saying exactly this:
https://support.google.com/a/answer/1084780?hl=en
While I somewhat get this, I'm surprised that there is no way for admins to self-censor. I'd like to be able to see my co-workers free/busy schedule without infringing on their privacy.
The only workaround I could think of is to create a separate admin account, but this has 2 issues: a waste of a user license, and the pain of logging into a different account.
Does anyone else have even a semi-decent way to handle this?
Best Answer
If you are specifically concerned about personal events, we handle it with personal Gmail accounts.
For example, John Doe has a GAPPS account john.doe@example.com and a personal account john.doe@gmail.com. From the john.doe@gmail.com, he shares his calendar with full access and manage sharing. When logged in at work, personal events are saved into the john.doe@gmail.com calendar. Work events are saved into the john.doe@example.com calendar.
The result is personal events are not automatically shared with admins. If a user leaves the company, they take their personal calendar with them.
Also, they can share their personal calendar with an admin person on a free-busy basis.