Recording traffic is even worse than outright blocking it, from an ethical point of view. It's quite fun, though :)
On 22 May 2012 16:09, Sanga Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > We don't block apps or websites we haut record everything. HR has new > employees sign terms of use. If they are violated the employee is > terminated. Use of proxies or circumvention techniques counts as 2 > violations. Leaving 1 violation for termination. > > Each year your violations reset to zero and all cases are investigated > since spam, spyware or viruses can also cause traffic to be recorded that > is not allowed. > > Btw we allow far book twitter and social networking sites. But if you > spend majority of your day 'networking' then that counts as a violation :) > > Sent from my mobile device > > On May 22, 2012, at 4:02 PM, erias swraggy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think its a total waste of time especially with the existence and > > free use of Bennett Haselton's circumventors such as > > https://jellykey.info/ and many more others. > > > > On 5/22/12, Victor van Reijswoud <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Indeed OT but interesting. From a technical perspective blocking is > >> easy, but from a human perspective this is more difficult. I created a > >> very bad situation when I first blocked FB in an organisation (on > >> request of the management). Blocking working hours was the solution > >> (interesting to see how many people liked to stay after working > >> hours). > >> > >> What about blocking hotmail, gmail and other freemail when all people > >> have office mail? I tend to block these as well in office hours. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Hi Joseph, > >>> > >>> This is slightly OT, but I've always been of the opinion that -- in > >>> general > >>> -- business networks shouldn't blacklist content. There's a few > reasons > >>> for > >>> this: > >>> > >>> 1) Blacklisting applications and websites quickly (and inevitably) > becomes > >>> a > >>> wild goose chase. New sites, services, and workarounds pop up all the > >>> time > >>> and your users will find them (unless you white-list). If bandwidth is > >>> your > >>> concern, just implement per-host throttling. > >>> > >>> 2) Office Internet connections are many people's only access to the > >>> Internet > >>> in Uganda. Therefore, I believe we should ensure they have access to > the > >>> full (undiluted) experience. > >>> > >>> 3) People need mental down-time in order to be fully productive. If my > >>> staff are doing their jobs well, why should I care if they browse > >>> Facebook > >>> or watch Youtube videos from time-to-time? > >>> > >>> 4) This is ultimately an HR/management issue, not a technical one. If > >>> your > >>> staff spend all of their time on Facebook and Youtube, the problem is > the > >>> behavior and not the sites themselves. If you simply ban Facebook and > >>> Youtube, your staff will find something else to waste their time on. > >>> It's > >>> better to focus your efforts on finding ways to inspire a strong > >>> work-ethic > >>> in your staff -- ideally through an atmosphere of trust (see items #1, > >>> #2, > >>> and #3). > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Kyle Spencer > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:28 AM, KIYINI JOSEPH <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I Dont think we all use these but,...................... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/the-top-10-apps-being-blacklisted-in-the-enterprise/3228?tag=mantle_skin;content > >>>> -- > >>>> KyaiJoe > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >>>> > >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >>>> > >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>>> > >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including > >>>> attachments if any). 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