Can My University Monitor My Email?
Historically, on college campuses, there is a certain adversarial dynamic between the Associated Students (student government) and the University Administration/Cabinet. Along with this dynamic comes the realization that the University Administration/Cabinet carries power over the Associated Students, much like an employer to an employee. They can veto the AS budget if so desired or even not allow the AS to spend their budget or use University facilities. On this train of thought, I began thinking about how this situation applies to our technologically dependent CSUMB community. Does the University Administration/Cabinet of any school have the authority to check student’s email accounts? It seems to be an easy question to look up the answer to and yet, the answer lies in the interpretation of many rules and regulations. Some of these have been recently established and others currently in legislation. The Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) I began my search in what better place to find newly passed laws, the Internet. In 1986, the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) was passed. This is a patchwork of provisions
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Approximate Word count = 1345
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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