Supplying a new blank DVD/CD to burn data is fine. Supplying a flash drive unless new and sealed in the pack I would question.
Maybe Hart thinks Aides and Ebola are transmitted by CD's but not by flash drivers.Councilman Hart suggested individuals provide a flash drive rather than a disk to avoid possible virus infection.
A dvd cost less than 50 cents. The cost of disruption and cleaning up a computer virus would well exceed that. The town should not be using any media provided by a requester.
BTW - why didn't you file a FOIL request for the town's FOIL policy last year?
Supplying a new blank DVD/CD to burn data is fine. Supplying a flash drive unless new and sealed in the pack I would question.
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Uh...how is the town going to know that the DVD/CD provided by a requester is new and blank and virus free? If someone wanted to mess with the town's computers all they would need to do is make a FOIL, claim they can't pay the extra 50 cents for the town to use its own DVD, and then put a keylogger or other invasive program that installs upon insertion of the dvd.
Resealing a flash drive in a retail package is also relatively easy.
For 50 freaking cents it ain't worth the risk.
moreover, because it is public information, the risk is even lower for all if the information is provided via email or if too large via a dropbox or google drive download.
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Not sure, but I do know there were denials. Here is one: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-regi...study-20140819
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