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Subject: Re: Internet policy
From: "Sean Fuller" <c60201 @ zone . arnold . af . mil>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 10:12:44 -0500
To: firewalls @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: René Rasmussen <rera @ ita . cph . dk> "RE: Internet policy" (Sep 17, 2:53pm)
References: <c=DK%a=_%p=KLH%l=BOWIE-960917135315Z-477 @ bowie . cph . dk>

René Rasmussen <rera @
 ita .
 cph .
 dk> wrote:
> The only difference between surfing the internet and reading various
> personal newspapers, magazines and books during office hours (whether
> they are pornographic or not) is, that surfing cost more money for the
> company.

It also is something that someone outside the company can find out about
and might make the company responsible for things like pulling down
illegal pornography, cause the companies name to get published in a
very bad light, etc.  I also believe that in security related environments,
the actions of an employee on the network could be used as blackmail
material.
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 hap .
 arnold .
 af .
 mil - Arnold AFB
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