Posted by
Marcus G. Daniels on
Sep 23, 2013; 10:30pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/asymmetric-snooping-tp7583857p7583860.html
On 9/23/13 3:32 PM, glen wrote:
> To some extent, I think it might be typical for sysadmin types (e.g.
> Snowden) to read things they shouldn't read.
IT people are a control mechanism for organizations. Their job,
unofficially, is to stay on top of things and make sure that computers &
information does not differentially amplify the productivity of anyone
but who management _wants_ to be amplified. Some IT people extrapolate
from that responsibility even further. It's not unheard of for them not
to be discouraged from doing that. "Bad sysadmin: You must now have a
slap on the wrists or, no, how about a raise?" Their insights are too
useful to the higher-ups to really do anything about it. Anyway, who
would audit the auditor? I think it is a scale free phenomena, i.e. your
boss behind it or it could be the POTUS.
> Right. But the point is, can you have expectations of privacy at all,
> any where, any time, with any task?
Among other things our computers at least give us clear and unapologetic
guidance:
"Any or all uses of this system and all files on this system may be
intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, audited, inspected, and
disclosed to
authorized site [..]"
Marcus
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