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Re: More specific on the o/p
From: Theresa M Rowe <rowe () OAKLAND EDU>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:58:44 -0500
Our university "appropriate use" policy states: "The use of computing, network, or information technology resources must not violate any federal, Michigan and all other applicable laws. To the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of any electronic resource taken as a whole shall not appeal to the prurient interest, such as does pornography." Any complaint on this topic is handled just like any other complaint in violation of our policy for appropriate use. There's an entire section on reporting and sanctions for any type of abuse. In general, there's a reporting scheme
first -
we don't actively seek out abusers of the policy, but wait for some type of report or system disturbance. Once reported, the report follows a chain depending on the relationship - student, faculty, staff. Usually, we just tell people to stop and they do. In other rare cases, more formal disciplary actions result. The full policy is at www.oakland.edu/uts, click on Policies on the left, note the link to university policies, in particular #890. Or read #890 at http://www2.oakland.edu/audit I also want to make sure that we are not sending our staff, and our student helpdesk staff, out to work on systems
loaded
with material that they may find "offensive." We train our staff that if they encounter material that they find offensive when working on a computer, they are to stop work and tell their supervisor. Supervisors then work with the computer owner to remove the offensive material. If the computer wants to load it back up when we leave, that's ok. Recognize that we have faculty doing research in this area (particularly a sociology professor doing research on web pornography). Theresa Rowe ---- Original message ----Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:27:56 -0600 From: Theresa Semmens <theresa.semmens () NDSU NODAK EDU> Subject: [SECURITY] More specific on theObscenity/Pornography documentationTo: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU 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 This electronic mail message may contain privileged and confidential information. If the reader is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication and any attached files may be strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify Information Technology Services contact by telephone at 701-231-5870, or by reply e-mail, and permanently delete the message from your system. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any privilege or immunity. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/cg/.Theresa Rowe Assistant Vice President University Technology Services www.oakland.edu/uts - the latest news from University
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