[466] in resnet
Re: cyberlounges revisited
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vickie J Miller)
Fri Nov 30 10:48:06 2001
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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:33:55 -0500
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From: Vickie J Miller <vickiejm@GOSHEN.EDU>
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Thanks for the feedback. We've been discussing whether having webcams in
the labs (even with access restricted to campus) would in any way increase
the risks for students who work there in the middle of the night with few
people around. Some feel it would increase risks, others feel it would
increase security.
At 09:43 PM 11/29/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Chuck Steel wrote:
>
> > As for the student concerns, I don't think that most of them even
> > realize that they are there. We don't have any signage indicating that
> > they are being monitored.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean by being concerned for their safety. We've
> > actually used the cameras in the past to get photos of people that are
> > wanted by either the local police or campus security.
>
>We currently password protect our labcam to restrict usage to University
>community members. Other webcams that don't show detail are open for
>anyone to see. Our concerns in the lab (and other possible "up-close"
>locations) stem from students who want their attendance at our institution
>to be undisclosed. We have had many discussions regarding this issue and
>most lead back to the FERPA requirements to protect a student's privacy.
>
>By having an open webcam available for public access we discovered that we
>could be putting some students at risk. The best example I can give is
>actually of a lab consultant who working in our main lab. The consultant
>went to GREAT lengths to make sure nobody on campus would acknowledge
>their enrollment. This was related to some kind of problem with their
>estranged father. Obviously, as an employee in the lab they would be at
>higher risk than your average student, but I think it makes my point.
>
>Hope this provides some food for thought.
>
>David P. Allen
>Network Manager
>Pacific Lutheran University
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Vickie J. Miller E-mail: Vickiejm@goshen.edu
Support Specialist Phone: 219/535-7700
Information Technology Services
Goshen College
Goshen, IN 46526
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