1. Internet Safety
and Acceptable Use Policies

2. What is an Acceptable Use Policy?
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Code of Conduct for Internet Use
Used by Organizations and Businesses
Outlines agreement in writing
Document signed by employee/participant and the governing organization or business

3. What’s Included in Policy?
Identifies owner of computers/network
Defines intended use
Identifies unacceptable use
Notes consequences
Requires signature of acceptance

4. Why Have a Policy? Protect the company or organization
Protect the employee (or computer user)
Maintains security

5. Friendly Reminder

6. Laws Governing Internet Use
Copyright laws
Child protection laws
Privacy rights and safety
National security
Laws continue to evolve and change!

7. Unacceptable Behavior
Visiting sites that contain obscene, hateful or otherwise illegal material
Using the computer to perpetrate any form of fraud or music piracy
Using the Internet to send offensive or harassing material to other users
Hacking into unauthorized areas
Publishing defamatory and/or knowingly false material about your company, colleagues and/or customers on social networking sites, blogs, etc.

8. Unacceptable Behavior
Revealing confidential information about your company in a personal online posting, upload or transmission (financial information or information relating to customers, business plans, policies, staff and/or internal discussions)
Undertaking deliberate activities that waste staff effort or networked resources
Introducing any form of malicious software into the corporate network

9. AUP Consequences
Chevron Corp. settled out of court—paying US $2.2 million—after the company was sued because of an circulated within the company containing offensive material.
Microsoft Corp. settled for US $2.2 million a sexual harassment suit involving inappropriate s sent within the company.

10. AUP Consequences
Xerox fired more than 40 employees for downloading inappropriate images. These downloads choked Xerox's computer system and prevented employees from sending and receiving legitimate s.
Wachovia Securities fired six brokers for sending inappropriate images in s.

11. LCPS Acceptable Use
Students and parents agree by signing the Student R&R page and turning in first week of school each year.
Always read a document before you sign it!

12. LCPS Acceptable Use
This computer system is the property of Loudoun County Public Schools. Unauthorized access to this computer system is forbidden. Users (authorized or unauthorized) have no explicit or implicit expectations of privacy. By accessing this computer system, you voluntarily consent to all LCPS’s policies and regulations and you voluntarily consent to having your actions, s or other electronic information monitored, recorded, seized and disclosed to authorized personnel as determined by LCPS.

13. Class Assignment: AUP Poster
Select ONE key issue of acceptable Internet use in the classroom or workplace and illustrate that in a poster that would make students and/or employees aware of the policy.
The poster will be evaluated on creativity, attractiveness, and effectiveness in delivering the message.
The poster should be something that could be proudly displayed in a classroom or business setting.