Privacy Advocates Warn Colleges Not to Monitor Content of File Sharing

By SCOTT CARLSON

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...

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