University computing facilities are a resource purchased and operated by YSU in support of University, College, and Department missions. As such, they are to be regarded, used, and protected like any other resource. The responsibility for administration of academic computing resourses has been distributed to various entities at YSU, including the Computer Center, various Colleges, and departments. The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems has been assigned the responsibility for administration of the computing resources housed on the first and third floors of Meshel Hall. The primary purpose of this Acceptable Use Policy is to assure access to the resourses needed to carry out the Department's mission and the respective missions of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University as a whole.
Users have the right to privacy of information stored on multi-user systems.
Users may assume files in their home directory and their E-mail is private and not read by others, including faculty, staff, and systems administrators. In every case where an exception to user privacy is made, the affected users will be notified as soon as possible. Information left on a PC is generally readable by anyone using that system. Under some curcumstances, it is possible to read information which has been deleted. Information on a multi-user system can be shared with other users.