Does the restriction on individualized monitoring prohibit a supervisor or co-worker from accessing an employee s computer files for work-related purposes?
The policy’s provisions on monitoring govern only the monitoring and investigation of actual or suspected misconduct or misuse of university computing resources, not the ordinary, everyday functioning of an office. Thus, for example, to the extent that a PC or network server serves as the functional equivalent of a desk drawer or file cabinet, supervisors and co-workers continue to have the same access to it for normal, noninvestigatory, work-related purposes for example, to retrieve a file or document needed while the employee who maintains the file or document is away from the office as they always have. Obtaining such access is not considered “monitoring” for purposes of the policy and does not require the advance authorization of the Chief Information Officer or designee. If, however, a supervisor or co-worker discovers evidence of possible misconduct or misuse while accessing university computing resources under the control of another for normal, noninvestigatory, work-related pur
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