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1. How does judge Weiner explain why Michael Smyth lost any “reasonable expectation of privacy” in his e-mail comments? List as many reason as you can find, and then try to rank them. Which seems most important to the final ruling here?

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2. Is there any difference between a password – protected message sent on company e – mail and a memo sealed in an envelope marked “private”, send through company mail? Consider Judge’s reasons for his ruling that you articulated above. Would they also apply to the memo?

-Yes they have a difference, a password protected message are details that only the person(s) who have the privacy to read that message and there is a password so no one can read that while the memo sealed in an envelope marked “private”, there’s a possibility to read that, somebody can open that even without permission, there’s no enough privacy in that.

3. How ethical were the actions of Smyth? Of Pillsbury? What appears to be the ethical framework underlying the judge’s ruling?

-they have their own mistakes, judge Weiner points out that Smyth’s e-mail messages were “Voluntarily” placed on the Pillsbury system and that Pillsbury never forced the kind of disclosure that goes along with urine testing for drugs.

4. Corporate culture varies, and with it corporate surveillance policies. Some companies give notice to employees that their e-mail communications are not private. Kmart’s policy, for example, introduced at every employee orientation, states that “misuse of the e-mail system could result in denial of access to the Kmart computing environment or dismissal.” Apple Computer, on the other hand, has an explicit policy of not monitoring employee e-mail. What might be the advantages and disadvantages of such policies from an employer’s view point? And employee’s?

-In those employees that their e-mail communications are not private they have to change their policy there are some situation that the entire employee have to work using that.

Risk to user:

.  Modification of messages: email contents can be modified during transport or storage. Here, the man-in-the-middle attack does not necessarily require the control of gateway since an attacker that resides on the same Local Area Network (LAN), can use an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing tool such as "ettercap" to intercept or modify all the email packets going to and from the mail server or gateway.

.  Masquerade: It is possible to send a message in the name of another person or organization.

.  Replay of previous messages: Previous messages may be resent to other recipients. This may lead to loss, confusion, or damage to the reputation of an individual or organization. It can cause some damage if email is used for certain applications such as funds transferring, registration, and reservation.

. Spoofing: False messages may be inserted into mail system of another user. It can be accomplished from within a LAN, or from an external environment using Trojan horses.

.  Denial of Service: It can put a mail system out of order by overloading it with mail shots. It can be carried out using Trojan horses or viruses sent to users within the contents of emails. It is also possible to block the user accounts by repeatedly entering wrong passwords in the login.

5. Suppose you were responsible for developing a surveillance policy where you worked. How would you go about setting its parameter? How would you implement it?

Establishing Policies for the Use of Video Surveillance Systems

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The installation of a video surveillance system at your facility can provide many benefits, but can also be the source of numerous problems that you might not have the thought of when you first installed the system. Many facility managers are blindsided when an employee requests to see a video from a parking lot camera to determine who may have backed into her car; or when a supervisor requests video to track the work habits of an employee. Requests for recorded video are also often made by neighboring businesses and members of the general public. 

Your organization should develop a video surveillance system policy that is specifically tailored to meet your needs. At a minimum, your video surveillance policy should address the following topics:

6. Judge Weiner points out that Smyth’s e-mail messages were “Voluntarily” placed on the Pillsbury system and that Pillsbury never forced the kind of disclosure that goes along with urine testing for drugs, for example. In a sense, the Judge is saying that Smyth consented to the monitoring. Do you agree?

-I agree with him, Smyth’s e-mail messages were “Voluntarily” placed on the Pillsbury system and that Pillsbury never forced the kind of disclosure. They do not find a reasonable expectation of privacy in e-mail communications voluntarily made by an employee to his supervisor over the company e-mail system not withstanding any assurances that such communications would not be intercepted by management.

7. High-Tech surveillance is not solely directed by employers at workers. American businesses have always been interested in capturing confidential information and trade secrets from competitors. Today, thanks to computer technology, they are able to spy on one another with more sophisticated means than ever before. What are some of the latest developments in this area? How far can a company go in this direction without crossing the line? Visit the website of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals.

-Protecting your home, store or business with digital video surveillance can easily pay for itself by preventing just one theft or violent crime and many times you can receive a disount on your insurance premiums for using certain types of surveillance and safety equipment.

Did you know that as a business owner you are responible for the safety of your employees? Violent crime at work can be minimized with the right surveillance equipment. 

8. Should Educational institutions be free to randomly monitor student and faculty e-mail? What is you school’s policy on e-mail privacy? Once you have found it, review it and discuss with others. Are there elements of the policy that you would change, in light of what you have read? Rewrite it.

-There is no privacy like that in my school but I am not sure with that, I don’t think so there is no element that I would change.

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Maranan, Karen Danica A

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Ms. Ruby Gliponeo

I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics.