The client page says exactly what the client will do when it's installed. Nothing about sniffing traffic, scanning your hard drives, etc. Perhaps you could voice your concern to the HelpDesk or network engineers?

Funnily enough - the Rockville MicroCenter is in what used to be a CompUSA store, years ago.

Their is indeed a national focus (mandate, really) to implement DNSSEC on all internal DNS mechanisms in the .GOV domain by some arbitrary date. Unfortunately, it's one of those famous Bush unfunded mandates. A deadline with checkpoints and costs, but no money to cover those costs. I'm working at one of those 3-letter-agencies that is helping lead the way on DNSSEC in the government space, but their is SO MUCH RED TAPE and so little time to negotiate it.

It certainly made it illegal for two parties to sell liquor to one-another in the early 1920's. That's a private-party transaction if I've seen one.