The ethical principles that apply to everyday community life also apply to computing. Every member of the OIT community has two basic rights, privacy and a fair share of resources. It is unethical for any person to violate these rights. Along with these rights comes a responsibility to respect the intellectual work and property of others. Without this respect, academic discourse and enterprise cannot flourish.
All data belongs to someone.
Data shall be assumed to be private and confidential unless the owner has explicitly made it available to others. Network traffic shall be considered private. Messages transmitted to other users shall always identify the sender. Obscenities or threatening material shall not be transmitted. Computing equipment owned by departments or individuals shall be used only with the owner's permission.