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[Cookie]

[...]there are some things that could be deemed that a person should realise. How many people would give their company pass keys to all and sundry?[...]

I agree with you 100% Wolf. I am just repeating recent advice I was given by a legal firm with a background in this area.

I guess what you and I expect to be a "given" for intelligent human beings is not always the case in the courtroom.

Companies do well to protect themselves with signed agreements *before* the proverbial hits the fan is all I am saying.

[Lias]

Very valid points raised by Ixion and Cookie. I was sufficiently motivated by these to take the issue up with our CIO and ask him to investigate if our processes are robust enough to stand up legally, and if not to improve them to the point where they are. I'd absolutely hate to find some scumbag surfing something really objectionable and have it overturned in employment court on what really amounts to technicalities.

[Cookie]

[...]I'd absolutely hate to find some scumbag surfing something really objectionable and have it overturned in employment court on what really amounts to technicalities.

Yep. Here's a brief article from a Kiwi law firm on the subject of acceptable use policies that might be useful for IT departments to consider...

http://tinyurl.com/m3kee

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[Lias]

Cheers for that! Copy sent to management.