All data belongs to someone. Data should be assumed to be private and confidential unless the owner has explicitly made it available to others. Messages transmitted to other users should always identify the sender. Network traffic should be considered private. Obscenities should not be transmitted.
Records related to the use of computing and information resources are confidential.
No one should deliberately attempt to degrade of disrupt system performance or to interfere with the work of others. Failure of the computer system or network security or knowledge of a special password should not be used to alter computer systems, obtain extra resources, or take resources from another person. Computing equipment owned by individuals should be used only with the owner's permission. University resources are provided for University purposes only. No one should copy computer software, including programs, applications, databases and codes, without a license or permission from the author or publisher.