A Case Study for Computer Ethics in Context

Chapter 12 Witch-Hunts at the UniversityIT Crackdown Causes Criticisms

DOI: 10.1201/9781003426172-12

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

An exclusive report by Jack McKracken for the Dunglen Chronicle

Students and staff alike today are in an uproar after what has been classed as a systematic witch-hunt by the University of Dunglen’s technical support team. The damaging leaks of last week have resulted in what one student on Blether called a ‘massively disproportionate drum-head trial’ of anyone found violating the Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) of the institution.

Stan Templemore is a Master’s student at the university, doing a postgraduate qualification in data mining. He spoke to the Chronicle today. ‘I know a lot of people who have been suspended, or warned, ...