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Article #1613Re: copying code
From: joef... Jochen M. Fritz
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 14:53
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 14:53
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[In response the someone who felt that TA's can peruse their student's accounts] What ever happened to privacy. It is generally assumed that any information protected by a password will NEVER by viewed unless (1) The owner allows this or (2) There is a probable cause that certain data could undermine the integry of the whole system (ie root shells) or (3) Someone has commited an illegal act and comprmised the user's right to privacy. If you want to detect copying, se the evidence you have-- the turned-in assignments, but don't use root priv unless it is absolutelly (ie system security or maintainence) necessary. flame off ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Jochen Fritz | For though we live in the world, we do not | | joef...@pawl.rpi.edu | wage war as the world does.-- 2 Cor. 10:3 | | usergk2s@rpitsmts.bitnet| You have heard it said, Love your neighbor | | Noah [the peace monger] | and hate your enemy. But I tell you: Love | | | your enemies. Matt. 5:43-44 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!joefritz From: joef...@pawl.rpi.edu (Jochen M. Fritz) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: copying code Message-ID: <-B*#1%&@rpi.edu> Date: 27 Feb 90 14:53:31 GMT References: <1636@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk> <1990Feb27.053429.4893@oracle.com> <22570@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 22 Posted: Tue Feb 27 15:53:31 1990 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit