Re: (Q) wireless networking classroom cheating examples

[Wendy Wigen <wwigen () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

At a recent FTC Forum on "Technology for Protecting Individual Privacy"
they touched on this question of ethical use of technology. In a room
full of technologists, there was agreement that the problem needs to be
managed "holistically" and those in the community who are particularly
socially and ethically astute should be called upon to provide guidance.
"Just because it is technically possible doesn't make it right," Richard
Purcell (CEO of Corporate Privacy Group). Even though they were not
directly addressing students cheating, I think it applies. 

It seems to me that the academic community needs to come together on
this; it is not a technology issue.

-Wendy

-----Original Message-----
From: David L. Wasley [mailto:david.wasley () UCOP EDU] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:30 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] (Q) wireless networking classroom cheating
examples


Yes. I think of this as "ethical behavior" -- just because you can
doesn't mean you should or that it's OK to do so.

We spend so much time and energy trying to build fences around things we
approve of, or don't.  Speed bumps, DRM, and now Faraday caged
classrooms.  Who is spending time trying to instill truly ethical
behavior?  (Certainly not our leaders in the White House... ;-)

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming...

        David

PS: Mac laptops can be base stations too so a Faraday cage might not be
effective.  Also, optical pt-pt works just fine in a classroom.
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At 7:24 AM -0400 on 7/23/03, Tracy Mitrano wrote:

> Be that ambiguity as it may, academic codes of integrity might indeed 
> go a long in addressing this issue if for no other reason than to 
> remind people that while technology may make it easier to break law or 
> policy, ease does not necessarily mean law or policy -- or for that 
> matter integrity -- go away.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tracy

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