[drivingmenuts]

At which point, his (appropriately) paranoid IT staff should give him full-time access to his files by way of a visit to HR and a final paycheck.

IT has the machines locked down for a reason.

[ceejayoz]

Installing rsync and uploading a file to Dropbox's web interface are significantly different actions. The install restrictions might not be to prevent offsite transfer of files - it might just be to prevent people from installing AIM and trojan horses.