Re: Written reports on pron.
> caught 'red-handed' watching porn, had downloaded or viewed any illegal material.
Just say "NO!!"
And it is not always Sales. Or IT staff. Our school had a (full) Professor of Ancient Music. His spiffy laptop stalled just before an overseas conference. HD full-up. Of what? Yes, some music and images of old paintings and....
Oh my my my my. Just the folder-names suggested an interest in "uncommon" erotica. While the university allowed about any valid research material, it seemed hard to relate this crap to what we paid him to teach; and if found at airport inspection it would be very embarrassing to the university.
I skimmed the folder-names and opened a few to be sure of the contents (maybe they were really encrypted spy secrets? No, and how does she bend that way??) The added question "legally illegal?" I refused to go into. I had already pushed the boundary of university professorial privacy (they were serious about that). I don't know the fine points of the law, at home or the several countries he carried the laptop to for conferences. (He really was a highlight of his field.) And while I am no prude, and will look at anything once, his tastes were, to me, revolting.
And of course, if it is illegal for him, it is illegal for me or you to view or possess.
No. Let this go to the justice system. I realize your boss and mine wish to avoid public scandal, but that does not mean pissing on IT staff.
In this case, because a Full Professor is hard to get rid of, Chair asked Prof to find another job and take his filthy laptop with him.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
