68 annual report 2012 to leave the residence unaccompanied or that weekend leave was withdrawn. The Ombudsman therefore concluded that urine samples were not provided on an entirely voluntary basis. In practice, urine samples were provided under the supervision of an adult, for instance by an employee standing immediately next to or behind the young person; in other cases, the adult turned his or her back or stood outside the door. Several of the young people stated that they found it humiliating having to provide a urine sample under the supervision of employees. There can undoubtedly be good reasons to request a urine sample, for instance at residences with drug abusers. However, if the residents are more or less forced to provide samples, this is an intrusion into their right to a private life. This is particularly true in the case of people living in an institution as they are dependent on the employees. It is therefore important that the legislation lays down clear rules for the use of urine samples in such places. Mobile telephones and computers The Ombudsman came across the same issue in other areas on his monitoring visits. For almost all children and young people it is crucial that they have access to the Internet or a mobile telephone. Some residences have introduced rules limiting the young people’s access to communicating by mobile telephone or computer. The specific rules vary. For instance, some residences have rules stating that the young people will be given their mobile telephones after completing their daily tasks, after showering at weekends or on Fridays after they have cleaned their area and their rooms. There are also examples of internal rules at residences laying down that the young people’s mobile telephones are confiscated if used inappropriately, for instance for threats or swearing, or if the young person has left the premises without permission. Some residences also have rules stating that when the young people are ill, they can only get their mobile telephone back by agreement with the employees. Some residences have also introduced restrictions on the use of computers. At one residence visited by the Ombudsman and his team, smoking was thus prohibited in bedrooms and the Internet connection of anyone found smoking anyway was cut. Other residences had rules stating that the young people were not allowed to download anything from the Internet without the permission of an adult or that they were only allowed to visit particular chat websites.