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Wednesday, May 29, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/05/2002052901t.htm Montana Allows Public Colleges to Monitor Computer Use JEFFREY R. YOUNG A new policy in Montana allows officials of public colleges and universities to monitor activity and copy data from computers and networks owned by the institutions for the purpose of investigating misuses. Some professors and students worry that the policy is too broad and could lead to invasions of their privacy. The policy, approved Friday by the statewide Board of Regents of Higher Education, allows university officials to "periodically, routinely, or for a specific purpose monitor activity on its computers and network" as long as the monitoring is part of their "legitimate job duties" in managing the computer network or investigating misuses....
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