Uni Staff PCs scanned for MP3s CRLF
Kate Mackenzie,
The Australian,
Aug 06, 2003
Staff computers at the Queensland University of Technology are being scanned for MP3 files as a consequence of legal action undertaken by the music industry. Several Australian universities were also taken to court earlier this year and forced to give investigators access to networks and back-up tapes. While they're at it, why don't they scan for subversive literature and shady real estate deals. Heck, why not allow investigators to do pre-emptive sweeps of people's homes and offices, just in case they're breaking the law. Just think of how much crime we could prevent if we simply dispensed with any pretense of civil liberties. As a postscript, an interesting analysis in today's Globe and Mail suggests that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to try the same approach in Canada. CRLF
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