The Constitution states that the privacy of your communication may not be infringed. PROATIA, on the other hand, states that information may not be withheld under certain circumstances.
If someone you know is distributing child pornography via e-mail, do you think they should be reported? Quote from PROATIA to motivate your answer.
If an e-mail contains racist jokes or remarks, should the person responsible be held accountable? Quote from PROATIA to motivate your answer.
If an e-mail contains hate speech directed at one group of the population, should the responsible person be held accountable? Quote from PROATIA to motivate your answer.
If an e-mail contains slanderous information about another person, should the originator of the e-mail be reported? Quote from PROATIA to motivate your answer.
In the light of the questions above, do you think it is fair that a system administrator employed by an organisation should monitor the e-mails of staff? Motivate your answer.
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Question 2 of 3
2. Question
Obtain the policy and procedures for Email use of the Company you work for. Answer the following questions:
Which policies do you consider fair? List and explain them.
Why do you think the college has these policies? Motivate your answers.
Which policies do you consider unfair? List and explain them.
Why do you think the college instituted these policies? Motivate your answers.
What else can the College do to protect themselves against possible prosecution if one of the employees or students sends e-mails that are slanderous, racist, sexist, etc?
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Question 3 of 3
3. Question
Handout 6, in your course materials, contains an article from the Sunday Times of 2 April 2006, about an e-mail that was originated by one person and in the end sent to many people. The e-mail contained slanderous information about two well-known people.
Do you think sending an e-mail like that is fair? Motivate your answer.
How would you feel if it happened to you? Motivate your answer.
What disciplinary steps should be taken against the originator(original sender) of the e-mail? Motivate your answer.
Do you think the information about the originator of the e-mail should have been kept private? Motivate your answer.
How did this e-mail infringe on their right to privacy?
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