2-1 COMFORTABLE USE OF THE INTERNET

Part 2 - Outline

In Part 2, we look at some dos and don'ts on the Internet to avoid problems. There is some basic knowledge that can help you to avoid most potential problems.

Part 2 covers the following:

• Rules of on-campus network use
  • Basic policy on providing the MIND system
  • Guidelines of Conditions for Using MIND
• Examples of past offences
• Possible problems on the Internet
  • Infringement of rights
  • Criminal offences
  • Bad manners
• Tips for avoiding trouble
  • Privacy protection
  • Risk awareness (Electronic surveillance, masquerading)
  • Password management
  • Antivirus measures
• Comfortable use of the Internet
  • Netiquette
  • Literal expressions
  • Confirmation by the recipient

Rules for on-campus network use

MIND Regulations

MIND Regulations are rules related to the network inside the university. Students are required to conform to these rules when using the network. MIND Regulations includes rules concerning network use, the creation of websites, the protection of personal information, etc.

Basic policy relating to the MIND service (Excerpts from Article 7 of MIND Usage Standards)

MIND users are required:

• not to use the network for purposes other than education, research and the support of these.
• not to use the network for profit-making.
• not to infringe on communicative secrecy.
• to use the network in line with its fair and proper management.
• not to deal with information that violates others’ rights or offends public order and decency.
• to take care when handling information protected by intellectual property rights.
• to comply with others required by the director of the Center for Information Science and Technology.

Guidelines and Conditions for Using MIND

Guidelines and Conditions for Using MIND is a more readable version of Article 7 of the MIND Usage Standards. The materials will be distributed in the Internet orientation session and students will be required to read them through.

The guidelines include the following items:

• Notes on improper use
• Objectives of MIND use
• Protection of secrecy and privacy in correspondence
• Proper use of the system
• Antisocial behavior
• Penalties for offenses
• Online crime and civil liability
• Comfortable use of the Internet

The guidelines are available on the MIND website.

Examples of offenses, and penalties

Examples

Borrowing of user IDs

• Using a friend's student ID card for access to MIND.
• Sharing another student’s user account with club members
• Using another student’s user account as a message board among club members

The borrowing and lending of student ID cards or user accounts (IDs and passwords) is strictly prohibited. Borrowing and lending of user accounts infringes on the Unauthorized Computer Access Law.

Lax management of websites

• Neglecting inappropriate messages posted on the bulletin board of your own website over a prolonged period.

If you apply for an account for receiving kiban services, you will be provided with an e-mail account (e-mail address) and webspace. You can upload your own HTML document files on your webspace, which can be freely accessed from inside and outside the university. The account owners of those websites are responsible for managing and operating them appropriately. If you neglect your responsibility, you will be considered to be breaking the rules and subjected to a penalty.

Inappropriate messages on websites outside the university

• Posting inappropriate messages on the bulletin boards of external websites through the on-campus network

Whether on-campus or off-campus, you must not post inappropriate messages (slander, words of harassment, or obscene remarks, etc.) on bulletin boards. If you use the on-campus network to do any of these, you will be punished according to the school regulations.

Measures against offenses

Penalties will be imposed on offenders in accordance with the Meiji University MIND Usage Standards.

In the case of borrowing and lending student ID cards, for example, a six-month suspension from using the MIND system will be imposed. It will be applied to the Kiban Service Account, the Common Certification Account, the Information Research Terminal (IFT1), the Automatic Certificate Machine (IFT2), and all the computers in Izumi Media Tower and the Multi Media Area in Central Library. Even if you lend your student ID card out of kindness or casually borrow your friend's card, you will be strictly punished in both cases. So please make sure that you abide by the regulations.

Also, the offender's name should be reported to the dean of the faculty. The resulting punishment may be be an admonition or even suspension from school.

How to decide measures against offenders

Once an offense is found to have been committed, it will come under the jurisdiction of the MIND Judgment Committee.

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