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Re: Does anyone ask individuals to reimburse the cost of lost laptops?
From: Timothy Payne <tpayne1 () MACALESTER EDU>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:45:10 -0500
Same thing here at Macalester, Adam. While we have lost some devices, our concerns are typically more about the data contained on the device, than the value of the device itself. We have had discussions about personal ramifications if someone loses a device through negligence (leaving it in a car, not watching it at a coffee shop, etc), but only if it is a second (or third, or more) incident. Cheers! Tim Payne, CISSP, CCNA Network Administrator Macalester College On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Dave Kovarik<david-kovarik () northwestern edu> wrote:
Adam - We've had several laptops gone missing over past 3 years with no charge-back to the party suffering the loss. There has been some conversation about recovering costs if the same person were to lose another, but it's only been conversation. - Dave Dave Kovarik Northwestern University 847-467-5930 Adam Stone wrote:I know this is an odd question (sort of a property management question), but we are being asked to evaluate this policy and I was curious if any comparable R&E institution has such a policy. Do any of your organizations ask employees to reimburse the institution for the cost of a lost/stolen laptop if negligence appears to be involved in the loss? (Of course one person's negligence is another's mistake). My assumption is no, but I would like to hear from anyone who does (or has a variation on such a policy). FWIW: My own perspective is that punishing people for taking productivity devices with them so they can be productive is likely counterproductive, but I'm trying to respond to others who think this is a good idea... Thanks in advance, as ------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Stone, PhD Policy, Assurance, and Risk Management, Office of the CIO Berkeley Lab, University of California 510.486.4650(o) 510.593.7507(c) http://www.lbl.gov/CIO/Policy/
Current thread:
- Re: Does anyone ask individuals to reimburse the cost of lost laptops? Dave Kovarik (Jul 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Does anyone ask individuals to reimburse the cost of lost laptops? Timothy Payne (Jul 01)
- Re: Does anyone ask individuals to reimburse the cost of lost laptops? Ed Nila (Jul 01)
- Re: Does anyone ask individuals to reimburse the cost of lost laptops? Jerry Sell (Jul 01)