yes we thought about that... but apparently there is some health and safety law that says users must be able to change the background etc...
Andrew Cornish writes: > I think the easiest Answer is just turn the wallpaper off all the machines > hence vnc can not turn the wallpaper off if there is none to turn off > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14 January 2002 12:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: disabled wallpaper feature > > > as i said before it would be a viewing only... so i wouldn't be able to take > control of the PC... just see what was on the screen at the time. > > if you didn't know the answer in the first place, why did you bother wasting > not my time but your own time by replying. > > as this is a call centre environment where telephone calls are monitored we > are extending this to PC usage as well.. where no personal use of the PCs is > allowed at all (this included during lunch, after hours etc), but as i said > it is VIEW mode only, and not in control mode. > > finally, why did u bother to comment on the website... this is a VNC mailing > list and whether or not the web design appeals to you as an individual is of > no real interest to either myself or the rest of the users on this list (i > suspect this to be the case). > > thankyou for you correspondance, however, it will be filed approptiately > > > > > David Colliver writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I don't want to get into a flame war with this. I don't know how to do the >> wallpaper feature, however, I believe you will be treading on dodgy ground >> if you apply this. >> >> Sure, you can have a policy in place, but the workforce have a legal > right. >> You can log information, but you cannot read their emails without a court >> order. The same as with spying. (You mentioned that the wallpaper >> disappearing defeats the object). Your workforce have a right to privacy. > If >> it is used as an admin tool, then why do you need to stop the wallpaper >> changing? How do your workforce know of they are being watched? It may be > in >> your policy, but it is not within the law. >> >> Many people will use full screen, so they won't see the wallpaper change >> anyway. Non savvy users will not know that wallpaper being removed is due > to >> them being spied upon. >> >> Sure, you can use the logs as evidence, read emails with a court order, > but >> if it is internet pages you are looking for, then just look in the > temporary >> internet files folder or their history. (You would be treading on dodgy >> ground with this as well). >> >> Your users will need to give their permission which cannot be obtained > user >> duress (such as a contract of employment) to view their screens. Many >> companies allow their PCs to be used during lunchtime or after work. These >> can be for updating CVs, personal email (web mail, such as what you are >> doing right now) or writing intimate love letters. >> >> If you have proxy logs telling you that someone is looking at unsavoury >> sites, then you may be able to gather more evidence after the event, such > as >> looking at the web-cache. (Incidentally, the proxy usually caches as > well). >> >> Personally, If I was asked by a company to do this, I would refuse, even > if >> it meant my contract. This is violating your rights and would be enough > for >> a case of unfair dismissal. It would also mean that you could be very well >> implicated in a legal argument for being a party to this. I have actually >> gone as far as saying no to a company on a project on the grounds of data >> protection, which the companies own data protection people upheld. >> >> Get legal advice to do what your company are asking you to do. >> >> Incidentally, the flash on your website is distracting. In my opinion, it >> doesn't do anything to enhance your site. >> >> Regards. >> Dave Colliver. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:26 AM >> Subject: Re: disabled wallpaper feature >> >> >>> What information would u like to know.... >>> >>> We have included VNC within all the windows 2000 desktops within the >> company >>> as a remote admin tool. As part of the acceptable use policy within the >>> company the users know what they can and can't do on the company PCs. The >>> icon is running in the task-bar so they know that the PCs can be > monitored >>> or connected to as and when required. >>> >>> We are wanting to use this combined with the proxy logs to enforce >>> acceptable use of company resources. >>> >>> I see you have questioned where i sent the email from. Well obviously I > am >>> not subscribed to the VNC mailing using my corporate email account that > is >>> why I sent it from my home account. >>> >>> However, if you wish to contact me using my corporate account then feel >> free >>> to email me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> All I am asking is how to enable a feature of the software that was a >>> default option in previous versions. Nothing too sinister in that >>> >>> >>> David Colliver writes: >>> >>> > I would be wary of this. >>> > >>> > 1. The email address is from a free internet provider. >>> > 2. If he has the icon turned off as well as this, then it may be for >> more >>> > suspicious activity. >>> > 3. As I understand, this sort of workplace monitoring is illegal in the >> UK. >>> > Only authorised connections, where the user is aware of the connection >>> > happening, and has given permission (i.e. for fault finding) is > allowed. >>> > >>> > Methinks this is not quite legitimate. I don't know how to do it, but >> even >>> > if I did, before I would give any answers, I would need more >> information. >>> > >>> > Regards. >>> > David Colliver. >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 10:12 AM >>> > Subject: disabled wallpaper feature >>> > >>> > >>> >> i am using v3.3.3r9 >>> >> >>> >> i know that it disables the wallpaper on the pc i am connecting to.. >> and >>> >> then enables it again when i disconnect.. >>> >> >>> >> the question is.. how do i disable this feature so that the wallpaper >>> >> doesn't get turned off at all ? >>> >> >>> >> the reason i ask is that we use VNC to monitor users dekstops and at >> the >>> >> moment they know when we do it as the wallpaper changes... we would >> prefer >>> >> them not to know this as it kinda defeats the purpose of using it as a >>> >> monitoring tool. >>> >> >>> >> i had a look at the vnc website and it mentions a registry tweek, but > i >>> >> wasn't sure what exactly to do there... can anyone give a step-by-step >>> > guide >>> >> to do this ?? >>> >> >>> >> thanx >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >>> >> 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >>> >> See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> > To download your own free RevilloC mailserver, visit >> http://www.revilloc.com/mailserver >>> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >>> > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >>> > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >>> 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >>> See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> To download your own free RevilloC mailserver, visit > http://www.revilloc.com/mailserver >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >> 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >> See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
