In article <[log in to unmask]>, Charles
Christacopoulos <[log in to unmask]> writes
>>"By logging in to this system you are agreeing to abide by the university's
>>monitoring and acceptable use policies, which can be found at [URL]."
>
>What other choice do they have? None! If a course requires the use of
>computers then what if the student says ... "I am not happy that you will
>monitor what I do therefore I shall not use the computer"? then what?
>
>Who is in breach of contract?
Quite.
Yet plenty of schools (where I understand that attendance is relatively
compulsory) seek to impose a whole raft of (sometimes dubious)
conditions upon their pupils' use of the Internet. Does this mean that
non-acquiescent pupils can opt-out of these classes?
--
Roland Perry
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