December 6, 2002
Privacy Advocates Warn Colleges Not to Monitor Content of File Sharing
An organization of privacy advocates has released an open letter urging colleges not to monitor the contents of peer-to-peer and other file-sharing transmissions. The group says such monitoring could violate the privacy of users of campus networks.
The letter is a direct response to an appeal to colleges from the recording-industry and motion-picture associations, which asked administrators to use emerging technologies to monitor campus networks for "inappropriate use" and
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