[Dfey-nw-discuss] How to deal with an nasty and vague Acceptable Use Policy ?

[Tim Dobson]

My College[1] recently asked me to sign their Student Acceptable Use 
Policy (AUP).

We have been logging on whilst seeing a few obvious things that we agree 
not to do if we click 'yes' for ages, but this year they have realised 
that you can't prove someone accepts an agreement by clicking a button 
so they have produced paper copies for us to sign.

In line with what I said in 'Why DFEY[2]' I find some of the things in 
the AUP quite far reaching, unnecessary, and ultimately unexplainable.

I wonder if we could take a look at what I've been asked to sign, work 
out where the cracks are and then send my principal a pretty email.

You can see the document here:
[~700KB] http://files.tdobson.net/camsfc/camsfcstudentaup.jpg
[~7MB] http://files.tdobson.net/camsfc/camsfcstudentaup.png

Cheers

Tim


[1] http://www.camsfc.ac.uk (yes it hates non-IE)
[2] http://www.blog.tdobson.net/node/249

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