[unisog] Content Monitoring and/or Filtering

[Hall, Rand]

>What you seek is a technical solution to a human-resources problem.
>
>It's far easier (and cheaper) to say "No pr0n at work" than to
implement 
>proxies, content filters, etc. The filtering game looks great on paper 
>until somebody tries to research "breast cancer" and gets blocked

There's room for policy AND policy enforcement--especially if the ROI is
there.

The pr0n argument is a non-issue. I think the most common abuse today is
just plain old surfing. That's where the ROI is. Drop a monitor on your
network right now and you'll see employees reading ESPN, watching
YouTube, updating their quilting blog, and doing their Christmas
shopping on Amazon.

Back in the "old days" you'd get sick of playing Solitaire after an
hour. Today you can surf all day and without getting bored.


Cheers,
Rand

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