The recurring theme I'm seeing in this thread is a concern of being implicated in the misuse of the Declude (or similar) tools to punish someone wrongly. That's a valid concern.
What's being left unsaid is a concern of previously established tools (such as high speed internet access and Email) being misused and causing personal harm. The focus is on how the new tool is being used, not how the old tool has been corrupted. I see being part of an anti-pornography effort at work being very similar to removing liquor from your house if you have a guest who's a recovering alcoholic. If you approach your task from the vantage of helping someone AVOID a problem, you are taking the right action. I believe the fact that some employers may misuse information to mistreat employees is countered by the fact that some employees abuse the trust employers place in them. Your goal should be to be discerning on who you choose to associate with so that you are not worrying about whether a tool created for good is turned to evil. Hope this helps, -Bill Naber -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Patnode Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] A Question of Ethics I realize this is two questions in one day, but its a slow list day, so: Rather than deleting spam, I forward it tagged or to a shared mailbox, clients choice. I just found out that within a week of starting my my anti spam service (delivery choice 2), a company fired an employee for receiving tons of porn via email. They also have web monitoring in place so this was the last piece to their puzzle, but... How does everyone feel about our role playing Big Brother against employees? Dan --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
