Re: Does anyone ask individuals to reimburse the cost of lost laptops?

[Timothy Payne <tpayne1 () MACALESTER EDU>]

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/