well, I am not sure how I would handle that. I would have to hand it off to someone with a working pair of eyes. I would also request a report on what was found. as for the why: any such "proscribed materials" could introduce unwarranted liability issues to the company. If found to be such, I would order the file moved off onto a dedicated device and then have it turned over to the authorities.
if, however, it turns out to be nothing, I would inform the employee in question that his/her's search and storage "habits" need to be re-examined. The emphasis being on corporate policy and security. -Eric On Feb 9, 2011, at 7:17 PM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > HIPPA mostly deals with protecting you against accidental or malicious > disclosure of your private data. It can not protect you against idiots with > access. That is for individual people to do. We are more sensitive to these > violations then most people but you would be surprised at the number of > people in our industry who actually WILL read your email. <I used to work > with one> > > > On that note I am very curious to see how this group, one who is highly > concerned with privacy, would answer an interview question I used to give jr. > desktop support people. > > "You were assigned to install Office on a managers computer. During the > course of this you discover a folder containing what looks suspiciously like > child pornography. What do you do and why?" > > > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM, keith smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Let me ask, which do you think got the doctor's attention? The malpractice > settlement or a misdemeanor charge? > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On Wed, 2/9/11, ChasM Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: ChasM Marshall <[email protected]> > Subject: OT: Learning to Spell (HIPPA) > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 3:54 PM > > > Hiya, > > Lemmie talk about "HIPAA". Health Insurance Portability and Accountability > Act > Linux gurus really should be more aware of privacy ethics. > > First off: > The medical industry happens to be pretty good at self-policing. > It's not common knowledge, but prosecutions under this law are very rare. > Sadly, the whole personal privacy issue seems protected by a > toothless dragon. Legal systems that just don't work. > I can't find a single prosecution in Arizona. > > And B: > Candidates for cases do exist. > As of 2007: > http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1198749902130&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 > "HIPAA violations are misdemeanors, and no one in Arizona has been > prosecuted under the four-year-old statute, said Sandra Raynor, a spokeswoman > for the U.S Attorney's Office in Phoenix." > In the above case Sean Dubowik, 37, was victim of an intern's cell phone > camera. > The photo never made it to the internet, or this case would be legendary. > As it happens, this guy is owner of a strip club in the Phoenix area. > His gallbladder surgery was NOT a publicity stunt. > It pisses me off, that this gained national attention without justice. > > Privacy in Linux? What's your take? Looks to me like the law ain't any > help. > I'd bet that everyone on this PLUG list has violated privacy in some way. > Yet, I'd trust any one of 'em in a heartbeat. > It's the inexperienced that need surveillence. Or spelling lessons. > > @ Lisa: > "Trust Is A Weakness" > > (-: Chas.M. :-) > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
