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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