Issues Related to "Privacy"
in the Electronic Realm at Cornell
Practices surrounding the concept of "privacy" of electronic data at Cornell University balance respect for individual users, given their relationship to the university, and the university's legal liabilities, policy positions, and business requirements. Cornell, while reserving its right to monitor communications for legal, policy, or reasonable business reasons--including security and functionality of the network--has nonetheless stated in policy that it will not adopt those practices as a matter of normal business practices. See the University Policy on Responsible Use of Electronic Communications.
Below are links to policies, articles, or other documents that address the issue of electronic privacy on the Cornell campus.
- A Wider World: Youth, Privacy, and Social Networking Technologies by Tracy Mitrano, EDUCAUSE Review, November/December 2006
- Thoughts on Facebook by Tracy Mitrano, April 2006
- Cornell's Response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s Proposal to Amend the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), November 2005
- Flow Chart for Compulsory Legal Papers (PowerPoint slides)
- Privacy and ITs Discontents in the Information Age by Tracy Mitrano, November 2004
- Civil Privacy and National Security Legislation: A Three-Dimensional View (web page or printable PDF file) by Tracy Mitrano, EDUCAUSE Review, November/December 2003
- Privacy of Electronic Communications at Cornell University: a Policy Perspective by Tracy Mitrano, October 2003
- Privacy on Today's Electronic Campus, an article by Tracy Mitrano, published in ACUTA Journal, Volume 6, Number 3, Fall 2002
- Can Cornell Read My E-mail? Are My Deleted Files GONE gone? The Facts About Data Access and Retention at Cornell by R. David Vernon, Tracy Mitrano, and Marcia Poulsen, 10/02
- Does the Postman Read Twice: "Privacy" Considerations of Law and Policy of Electronic Communications at Cornell University by Tracy Mitrano, 7/02
Related Links
- Draft OIT/CIT statement of Fair Information Practices for Network Flow Logs and Content Data Transmitted or Stored on OIT/CIT Computers and Network Systems
- University Policy 5.5, Stewardship and Custodianship of Electronic Mail
- University Policy 4.12, Data Stewardship and Custodianship
- Information Technology Rights & Responsibilities
Issues of Law and Policy in Higher Education
- Social Networking
- Electronic Surveillance
- Copyright
- Information Security and Privacy