Thanks for the cool head and the clarifications Mach. I have no doubt that there are those who just want to stir up hard feelings against pilots here. While there will always be incidents between different workers we should always keep in mind that we would all be better off if we could figure out how to work together and help each other instead of looking at each other as competitors for the crumbs the company wants to feed us. Instead of fighting over the crumbs we need to figure out how to get at the loaf.Like most places, there is much of our information we deal with that is web based. Scheduling, weather, maintenance along with security info are just some of the items. Security info and company reports are best left off public hotel or internet cafes for security reasons.
One example, the company doesn't issue or permit the pilots to print our bids in operations. A 4 day trip with one's own PC makes dealing with that easier when they're issued.
Email with the company in weather events is another gain for the company. When the system goes down, the phones tend to follow.
If anything, I'd just move it up on the priority list when choosing layover hotels. It can take the place of "available shopping", which I'd move way down the list.
Hope this helped