Re: Quick Survey - Does everyone do SOME form of "web filtering"??

[Willis Marti <wmarti () TAMU EDU>]

SCHALIP, MICHAEL wrote:
> Hi Folks.....
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> Our Board decided about 3 years ago to require "web filtering" here.
> The concern related to "academic freedom" are mitigated through a
> simple request process.  If a faculty member or student finds that an
> instructionally legitimate website is being blocked - all they have to
> do is submit a request to have the website passed through the web
> filter and they are in business.
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> *My question:  Does everyone do some sort of web filtering?  If you
> *do* filter your web access - how long have you done so?  And do you
> have a "bypass" process?*
No. And I don't keep track of what sites they may visit (a side effect
of your bypass process). Nor do I check what phone numbers are dialed,
or books checked out of the library, etc, etc.

We may temporarily block all access to a site serving malware or
involved in the current phishing scheme, but content filtering belongs
in K-12, not higher ed.

Cheers,
Willis Marti
Director & CISO
Networking and Information Security
Texas A&M University