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FAQ - Information security

Tampere University and TAMK

Travelling to Russia / Belarus with TAU/TAMK owned equipment is forbidden.

EU sanctions policy is limiting the access to TUNI IT services from Russia and Belarus. Access is restricted to follow these sanctions. Attempts to bypass these restrictions leads to disabling of the users TUNI account.

Taking personal work computer or mobile device to China is forbidden and You shall ask temporary device with You from IT helpdesk for your visit.

Installation and usage of Chinese and Russian software is forbidden in University / TAMK supported devices

Requirements of privacy legistlation and information security can not be properly assured when using software or services from produced from mentioned countries therefore usage and installation of those if forbidden into university or TAMK owned devices.  

We do not recommend using those on other devices either. 

Exceptions to this policy will be done based on risk analysis case by case. We will monitor also security of WEB based services from these countries and if those are recognized as harmful or risky to our operations and access to those can be also limited.

Forbidden AI software / services in TUNI environment

We can not ensure the following intellectual property rights, EU privacy regulation and information security requirements of Chinese IA services. Therefore using these is forbidden in Tampere university / TAMK. 

This applies to for example following AI services.

Question.ai

Talkie

Poly.ai

Using instant messaging applications in university devices

Instant messaging applications are for private use and TAU/TAMK does not have agreements with the suppliers. This means that we can not quarantee the privacy and proper handling of information when using these services. If You anyway need to use such application we suggest using SIGNAL.

It is not allowed to install following applications to TUNI devices. 

  • Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp 
  • Discord 
  • VK, Telegram 
  • WeChat 

In case You must use the listed application do it using browser only.

Published: 23.3.2020
Updated: 31.10.2024