Do we have any TSA Members?

[Pat]

Email was sent to all TSA employees from the Office of Information Technology on Friday afternoon. It states that as of July 1, TSA employees will no longer be allowed to access five categories of websites that have been deemed "inappropriate for government access."
The categories include:
Chat/Messaging
Controversial opinion
Criminal activity
Extreme violence (including cartoon violence) and gruesome content
Gaming
The email does not specify how the TSA will determine if a website expresses a "controversial opinion."
There is also no explanation as to why controversial opinions are being blocked, although the email stated that some of the restricted websites violate the Employee Responsibilities and Conduct policy.
They can apparently still look at porn. (In addition to the body scanners of course).

 

[Doug S.]

I'd suspect GT40s.com might well be included in the "Chat/Messaging" category....employers are becoming increasingly restrictive regarding internet usage at the work place in an effort to maximize productivity. I must admit, when I was employed I did waste a fair amount of time on the internet at work :stunned: ! While GT40's was not "blocked", I suspect it was b/c the school district does offer auto mechanics courses and the amount of historical info on GT40's would certainly be useful. Other forums to which I do belong were blocked, though!

Doug