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“I reported this to our IT department and they were not pleased. They let me know they had the power to expel me but wouldn't.” This response is grounds for im
by Ididntdothis 7y ago
“I reported this to our IT department and they were not pleased. They let me know they had the power to expel me but wouldn't.”
This response is grounds for immediate dismissal of the IT person in my view.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoBy parent's own admission they actually did break into their professor's account. The fact that they reported it did not exonerate them from that act, but did at least get them off with a warning.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoThe first response should be to be horrified about their own system and fix it quickly. Such a simple hack shouldn’t be possible.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoFor the most part people in IT departments aren't stupid, they know precisely how crap the software they're stuck using is, they just don't have any real input on the decision process. Blackboard, for instance, is notoriously awful but is everywhere in schools. This often applies to policies as well, unfortunately.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoI agree but they still. shouldn’t threaten people who show these hacks with expulsion. The real bad guys will do their thing without telling anybody and you can assume that this is going on
- protomyth 7y agoTrue, but it is nice to have some customer (student) verification of how crappy it is. It helps with future negotiations. Plus, wanting students to trust the IT department is not their enemy is the basis of a good security experience when we notice something about a student's laptop or other device.