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[geminigirl]

When will people in my office realize that having people e-mail passwords for voicemail and computers to one person who holds on to them is a bad idea? (And that I won't do it.)

Really. If our network guy needs to get onto my computer (the supposed reason for the centralized password storage) then he should be able to do so without my password.

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On the other hand

[maxdwolf.livejournal.com]

I've experienced offices temporarily crippled due to a lost password. And in every case, while the information may have been sensitive, it would not have been put at serious risk by being shared w.in the office.

Have you checked w. the network technician about whether he needs the passwords or not?

Re: On the other hand

[geminigirl]

You mean the guy who said to me "Tell me your password?"

The first time he was here, and doing something to my computer after it had initially been set up I was sitting at my computer and he said "Tell me your password" instead of asking me to put it in for him. I don't trust him.

Re: On the other hand

[geekchick]

You mean the guy who said to me "Tell me your password?"

If he's your network admin, he ought to have an administrative password.

That said, I have the passwords for most people in my office in addition to the standard administrator password for a variety of reasons.

[thepozlife.livejournal.com]

In my office, the e-mail can be accessed by the system administrator when requested by management. There are several forms to be completed and approval must be granted by top level of management and adequate justification must be provided . It's not something that I've heard of being done in the 8 years I've been with my employer. Generally, the reasons would be looking for evidence of threats to staff, sexual harassment, porn, etc.

Voice mail is not subject to such privacy considerations and my direct supervisor has access to my messages. I've never known her to go and listen to my messages. Since almost everyone has a cell phone, messages of a personal nature are almost never left on one's office voice mail.

Hipaa rules aside, my work doesn't involve the same level of confidentiality as yours.