Security of data

[Gerry Creager]

Having just been involved in an organization where a group of folks 
signed non-disclosure agreements and then misappropriated the data, we 
found that you must be prepared to spend a fair bit of money to pursue 
legal options, and have the moral fiber to stand up and sue.

In my opinion, it's easier to incorporate some form of minimal password 
protection and a warning, and hope for the best.
gerry

Jeff Portwine wrote:
> Perhaps a simpler way would be to make anybody accessing the data sign
> non-disclosure agreements.   I'm no legal expert but since there isn't
> really any way to guarentee 100% that people aren't keeping data they are
> viewing, you can at least make them legally bound to not allow that data to
> be used in any way outside of the company...
> 
> Just a thought.
> -Jeff
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Binko" <bill at BINKO.NET>
> To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Security of data
> 
> 
>> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, Pericles S. Nacionales wrote:
>>
>>> Randy,
>>>
>>> This is an issue best resolved by legal experts.  I agree with Ed and
>>> Mike...  Kiosks are your only solution to truly safeguard that
>>> information.  If you don't want users to have a digital copy of whatever
>>> information it is, you shouldn't let them have access to it with their
>>> own machines.  Even a click-through license won't give you that much
>>> shield, I don't think.
>>>
>>> Talk to a lawyer though, because I'm not.
>>
>>
>> The only thing that I think this community might be able to help with
>> would be the addition of a watermark to your image (cryptographic and/or
>> visual).  I am certain that this could be added at the PHP/Mapscript
>> layer, and there are probably other places as well.
>>
>> It does not solve your problem (PrintScreen, PicturePhones, PenDrives,
>> floppies, all are still a problem), but it might give your legal team one
>> more tool they can use to enforce a legal solution.
>>
>> Bill
>>

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