Is there a university policy on using my work computer for creating and/or storing personal documents?
Both UNC and Duke have acceptable use policies for computer usage. In general these state that individuals should keep personal usage of university computing resources to a minimum. Please see the UNC policy at: http://www.unc.edu/policy/aupol.html, or the Duke policy at: http://www.oit.duke.edu/oit/policy/CompNet.html. What are the university policies regarding computers and privacy? At Duke: The Office of Information Technology has a policy on “Computing and Electronic Communications at Duke University: Security & Privacy”. The policy says, in part, “the ultimate privacy of messages and files cannot be ensured.” At UNC: Information Technology Services has issued the “Policy on the Privacy of Electronic Information”. According to the policy, the university does not guarantee the privacy or security of documents or data stored or transmitted across University networks or on University computers. Under certain circumstances, access to files on UNC computer networks may be given to autho
