Ethics issue

2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He's trying to install a keylogger on his company laptop so he can get access to her email (she uses his company-provided laptop at home) and prove she's been cheating. Obviously Vipre doesn't want to let him install it, but I overr

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2010-04-15 Thread Steve Ens
Personally I wouldn't have done it. That is not work related at all...and there might be legal or HR issues with that. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:15 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He’s > trying to install a keylogger on his company la

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2010-04-15 Thread David McSpadden
ssues Subject: Ethics issue One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He's trying to install a keylogger on his company laptop so he can get access to her email (she uses his company-provided laptop at home) and prove she's been cheating. Obviously Vipre doesn&#x

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2010-04-15 Thread Jim Holmgren
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2010-04-15 Thread Carol Fee
Why would you get involved in something like that ? CFee From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Ethics issue One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He's trying to inst

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2010-04-15 Thread Orland, Kathleen
com/p/kathleenorland.aspx - Original Message - From: John Aldrich To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:15 PM Subject: Ethics issue One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He's trying to install a keylogger on his company laptop so

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2010-04-15 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
I would not have done that. For one, that is a company supplied laptop. She has no business using, period! Two, instead of a keylogger why didn't you just look at the IE Cache folder? Anything she was accessing would be there, graphics, too. You could have copied this off to a CD for future referen

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2010-04-15 Thread Kevin Lundy
I'm not a lawyer, I don't play one on TV, etc However, I suspect that if a) she discovers the invasion b) and decides to pursue legally then c) you have exposed the company as a participant to the invasion of privacy YMMV On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:15 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > One of my users i

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
bject: RE: Ethics issue Why would you get involved in something like that ? CFee From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Ethics issue One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue I would not have done that. For one, that is a company supplied laptop. She has no business using, period! Two, instead of a keylogger why didn't you just look at the IE Cache folder? Anything she was accessing would be there, graphics, too. You could

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2010-04-15 Thread Jacob
Same here.. Not your problem. Last thing you want to happen is be dragged into court over something like this. From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue Personally I wouldn't have do

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2010-04-15 Thread Carl Houseman
ease uninstall that, it's against company policy, and if you won't, I'll to take this matter to your boss/HR/whatever." Carl From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Ethics issue

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2010-04-15 Thread Jacob
Then his lawyer can get a subpoena from the court. Do not do a lawyers work.. unless you charge $350 per hour ;-) From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Well, he says his

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2010-04-15 Thread Stu Sjouwerman
, April 15, 2010 2:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Wow... so much possible commentary, so little time... In the middle of a nasty divorce, and she still has easy access to his company-provided laptop for E-mail? Hmm... And she's stupid enough to write scandal

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
is company laptop. The CFO agreed for pretty much the same reason you did. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue I'm not a lawyer, I don't play one on TV

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
ter to the internet wirelessly. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Wow... so much possible commentary, so little time... In the middle of a nasty divorc

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Then his lawyer can get a subpoena from the court. Do not do a lawyers work.. unless you charge $350 per hour ;-) From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:29 AM To: NT System Admin

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2010-04-15 Thread Jonathan Link
ools] > > > > *From:* Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Ethics issue > > > > I'm not a lawyer, I don't play one on TV, etc > > > > However, I s

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2010-04-15 Thread Terry Dickson
: RE: Ethics issue Hmm… $350/hour…that’s about 10x what I charge for PC work. ☺ I think I may have to see if I can find out who his lawyer is and offer to help…for about 3 times my normal rate. ☺ [John-Aldrich][Tile-Tools] From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15

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2010-04-15 Thread Senter, John
activity to happen. I would remove it instantly and tell him that it is a personal issue and he will have to do that on his own. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Well, he says his

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2010-04-15 Thread Kevin Lundy
same reason you did. J > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Kevin Lundy [mailto:klu...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Ethics issue > > > > I'm not a

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2010-04-15 Thread Pete Howard
Agreed, even this post contains TMIFrom: Jonathan Link To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 2:46:53 PMSubject: Re: Ethics issue Any assistance you provide in this matter could come back and bite...HARD.  Just stay away.   On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:44 PM, John Aldrich <ja

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:s...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Yup. Carl is right. Talk to HR and Management, there are possible legal repercussions. Warm regards, Stu Sjouwerman Co-Founder, Publisher, Su

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2010-04-15 Thread Orland, Kathleen
System Admin Issues Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: RE: Ethics issue Well, he says his lawyer wants access to her email and it’s easier/cheaper than getting a subpoena. I’ll check with management and see what they want to do. From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod

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2010-04-15 Thread Andrew S. Baker
> about 3 times my normal rate. J > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:30 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Ethics issue > > >

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2010-04-15 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
[image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >> >> >> >> *From:* Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:30 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: Ethics issue >> >> >> >> Then h

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
-Tools From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:korl...@rogers.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue His lawyer should not be communicating to you or anyone else in the company via him. Kathleen Orland Please support me in my efforts: SPCA

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2010-04-15 Thread John Aldrich
, April 15, 2010 3:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue There are times when it is far more helpful NOT to help someone. Especially not the way they want to be helped. This is one of those times. You need to be as far from this train wreck as is humanly possible,

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2010-04-15 Thread David Lum
+ 10 million. Separation of church and state, so to speak. From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue Personally I wouldn't have done it. That is not work related at all...and there might be leg

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2010-04-15 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
[image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:00 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Ethics issue > > > > There are times when it is far more helpful NOT to help

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2010-04-15 Thread David Lum
[cid:image001.png@01CADC96.74037830] From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:korl...@rogers.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue His lawyer should not be communicating to you or anyone else in the company via him. Kathleen Orland Please

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2010-04-15 Thread Kurt Buff
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:15, John Aldrich wrote: > > One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He’s > trying to install > a keylogger on his company laptop so he can get access to her email (she uses > his > company-provided laptop at home) and prove she’s been cheatin

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2010-04-15 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I can read into this that you are well aware that you just did something highly unethical. -- ME2 On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:15 AM, John Aldrich wrote: > One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He’s > trying to install a keylogger on his company laptop so he can get

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2010-04-15 Thread Steven Peck
I would request my management call the police if I witnessed an attempted illegal act. Installing a key logger on company assets? Fired. Because the 'lawyer' didn't want to go through the expense of a getting it legally? I'd go talk to a lawyer just long enough to know what my legal exposure was

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2010-04-16 Thread Ziots, Edward
[mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue + 10 million. Separation of church and state, so to speak. From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

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2010-04-16 Thread John Aldrich
dward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue I also agree, absolutely not, do not install a Keystroke logger or assist in any way on this. But if its your company laptop, and this is disallowed via policy ( Elect

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2010-04-16 Thread Ken Schaefer
om/au<http://www.avanade.com/au> From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, 16 April 2010 11:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue I advised my direct supervisor, who is the CFO and he advised me we can't allow it and to let the user k

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2010-04-16 Thread Eric Brouwer
156 (SG) > www.avanade.com/au > > > > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > Sent: Friday, 16 April 2010 11:24 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Ethics issue > > I advised my direct supervisor, who is the CFO and he advised me we > ca

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2010-04-16 Thread Webster
Not all list members are in the US or the same time zones as we Yanks are. Give others time to catch up. Webster From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] Subject: Re: Ethics issue Guys, I think he gets it. You guys would have handled it differently. Great. Maybe it was a

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2010-04-16 Thread David Lum
jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue I advised my direct supervisor, who is the CFO and he advised me we can't allow it and to let the user know, which I did. Then I referred him to NewEgg for a wireless card for his home PC and w

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2010-04-16 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] > *Subject:* Re: Ethics issue > > > > Guys, I think he gets it. You guys would have handled it differently. > Great. Maybe it was a friend of his he was trying to help. Who knows. He > got a lot of good feedback. Can we let it go now

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2010-04-16 Thread Peter van Houten
*From:* Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com <mailto:er...@forestpost.com>] *Subject:* Re: Ethics issue Guys, I think he gets it. You guys would have handled it differently. Great. Maybe it was a friend of his he was trying to help. Who knows.

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2010-04-16 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
ww.avanade.com/au > > > > > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > *Sent:* Friday, 16 April 2010 11:24 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Ethics issue > > > > I advised my direct supervisor, who is the CFO and he advised m

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2010-04-16 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
. >> >> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Webster > carlwebs...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>Not all list members are in the US or the same time zones as we >>Yanks are. Give others time to catch up. >> >> >> >>Webster >> &

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2010-04-16 Thread John Aldrich
Just a note that the software in question was NOT installed. Vipre would not allow it. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Ethics issue Not defending the lack