Duncan,
I have posted this to the group as it is probably of general interest.
An observation. Where a pornographic site is visited copies of the images
viewed will be created on the viewing computers hard drive. This can
constitute production of pornography. A bit of a legal difficulty for the
company/individual.
It can be easy to find if a computer has visited such sites. Check the
'Cookies' folder and read through the cookie names; Also try a word search
from windows explorer or similar for files containing the text 'sex' or some
other word which is likely to appear on such sites. This can be a very
enlightening experience which would seem good practice to build into all
audits or audit type visits to machines with Internet connectivity. One or
two connections could be accidental but many connections indicates a
difficulty.
In a way this probably answers both your questions, but there will need to
be some degree of balance in dealing with a potentail difficulty. Define a
policy and trust, then conduct the odd check to act as a reminder is
probably the best answer.
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: Duncan S Smith <[log in to unmask]>
To: Data Protection discussion group <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 5:55 PM
Subject: Computer Misuse Act
> My questions are;
>
> Employee A has been given access to the internet from his/her desktop.
Does
> the employer have the right to collect information regarding the
sites/times
> employee A visits on the web, and the right to restrict access to certain
> sites, as with parental controls.?
>
> What (legal) risk is there to the employer regarding any material
downloaded
> i.e. pornography, if no controls (software) are in place.
>
> TIA
>
> Duncan
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