Alberto Treviño wrote: > On Thursday 25 February 2010 11:43:47 am David Wilcox wrote: >> I personally would not like my communications monitered. I have A LOT >> of confidential information in my email that I would not share with >> the general public. Anyone who says otherwise, I'll gladly accept your >> password to your email. :) > > I'm sure we would all like to have privacy. The reality of electronic > communications is otherwise. But again, if you are sending sensitive > information via email, then encrypt the email. Don't think that because its > BYU it won't be monitored. Your ISP is going to monitor it, and all the > ISPs between BYU and your ISP are going to monitor it. That's just life > today.
While it is true that one should pick one's battles, I think the expression "that's just life today" is a major cop-out, and something that is a huge problem in America today. It's an attitude of mediocrity really. It's the kind of attitude that allows the erosion of rights and freedoms, especially by the far right (ironic, isn't it). If you're a good citizen then you don't have anything to worry about, they say. But such policies and attitudes end up bringing about a guilty until proven innocent ideology. It's for your own protection. Anyway, I'm not sure I'm willing to fight this battle yet. But it causes me pause. Sure I can choose not to use BYU's network, but what about my ISP? -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
