Personal contact information includes campus address, campus phone numbers, and e-mail address. Go to top of page Go to Policy Overview Security, Privacy and Confidentiality Tufts cannot guarantee the security, privacy, and confidentiality of e-mail. Users should not assume confidentiality of their e- mail. In the course of routine systems maintenance, troubleshooting and mail delivery problem resolution, network or systems staff may inadvertently see the content of e-mail messages. Password protections are advised but cannot be guaranteed.
Senders can mask their identity.
Messages can be easily forwarded without permission to individuals or groups, even though it violates copyright law. Messages can be intercepted while in transit through the network. Forwarded messages can be altered from the original. Encryption and digital signatures are evolving technologies and are not yet widely available for use at Tufts. Once a message is received on a machine outside of Tufts, all of the above concerns continue to apply.