Privacy in the workplace

[Elian Degen]

Hello List

The moment you were issued with a password it is only for you to see, and
anybody authorized by you.
They cannot force you to release yor password, THAT IS ILLEGAL.
I agree, talk to an attorney.

Can´t believe what some institutions do !

-----Mensaje original-----
De: michael wathen <michael.wathen@uc.edu>
Para: caut@ptg.org <caut@ptg.org>
Fecha: Martes, 15 de Septiembre de 1998 10:08 p.m.
Asunto: Privacy in the workplace


>My supervisor an assistant dean for our school has formally requested
>that everyone in her charge deliver to her by a certain date their
>respective email usernames and passwords.  She says they will be kept in
>a secure place and used only in the event of an emergency.  I responded
>in email saying that I was uncomfortable giving this information to
>anyone.  I stated that I use email for work, family, and an education
>degree.  If an emergency came about then I suggested that she contact
>the administrator of email services for the university with a request
>for the information.  She is insisting that I must comply with her
>wishes and says that everything that comes through the server at the
>university is univeristy property.
>
>I have to admit I am stunned!  What do you guys think.
>
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