Re: More specific on the Obscenity/Pornography documentation

["Bruhn, Mark S." <mbruhn () INDIANA EDU>]

I had penned a reply asking you to clarify!
 
"Obscenity" as defined by US Code is illegal as well, I think.  (And, as
the old saying goes, the courts can't say exactly what it is, but
they'll know it when they see it.)
 
At IU, by policy, the department director or school dean defines the
allowable level of personal use of technology resources by their faculty
and staff.   If we get a complaint about faculty or staff viewing or
collecting legal pornography, that complaint goes to the head of the
department or school, and that person decides whether this is something
the person should be involved in or not, at work.  It may be OK for
someone at the Kinsey Institute, or Sociology, but may not be OK for
someone in Economics.    
 
If the complaint cites harassment, there are established procedures for
handling those types of reports.
 
M. 

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Subject: [SECURITY] More specific on the Obscenity/Pornography
documentation


I should have been more specific in my request.  I apologize.  Would
anyone like to share their formal procedures for dealing with network
misuse cases involving obscenity/pornography (adult, run of the mill
type)?  I would like to know how other universities handle this problem.
Thank you.
 
Theresa Semmens
NDSU IT Security Officer
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58101
701.231.5870
Theresa.Semmens () ndsu nodak edu
 
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