[Popman]

I would have assumed watching porn on government computers was already prohibited...

Silly me....

[Lazamataz]

Well THAT’S IT for ME! I *refuse* to work there, not after this AFFRONT TO MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS!

[LydiaLong]

I would have assumed watching porn on government computers was already prohibited...

Silly me....
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Exactly. What’s next? An order that prohibits nudity on the job site?

[rbg81]

from using government computers and devices to watch pornography on the job.

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I thought it was prohibited too. At least it was when I was in the military.

But a lot of these people will just start watching porn on their mobile device or tablet (if they are not already doing so). Once again, technology outpaces the law.

[jmcenanly]

If you tried this at a private company, you’d probably be fired, unless someone has already filed an ACLU backed lawsuit.

[NYer]

I would have assumed watching porn on government computers was already prohibited...

Ditto.

[USNBandit]

It is, and most browsers are locked down to the point where you can barely do your job. One day I found that they had blocked the well known porn site, aviationweather.gov. Kind of hard to fly if you can't check the weather first.

I did know a guy working over night in a joint office OCONUS that got in trouble for porn. When our agency's system blocked his favorite site, he walked across the office and used a DOD system. I think the result was a 30 day suspension without pay. Not sure how he explained his "vacation" to his wife.

[JudyinCanada]

Lol - that’s what I thought!

You mean they really had to explain this to employees? They should be checking out every computer, especially for child porn.

[wally_bert]

Some state employees get away with it and with the right last name, promoted.

[generally]

Agree.

And although preventing access is a nice idea, there are always ways around it. For one thing, new sites appear daily that would not be on any banned list. A far better tactic is to fire anyone watching it. (Watching it is much different from inadvertently stumbling upon it. It’s quite easy to tell the difference when you look at someone’s internet history.)

Also, if these people are spending hours a day watching porn, how is it that no one notices they are not getting any work done? Another thing I would do when I find someone like this is immediately eliminate his job, because obviously he was not needed.

[goodnesswins]

Same here...