Internet monitoring at work and employee privacy

Citation Detail

Title:

Internet monitoring at work and employee privacy.

Authors:

Twarog, Joe

Source:

Massachusetts Nurse; Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 76 Issue 8, p6-6, 1p

Document Type:

Article

Subject Terms:

*INTERNET
*PRIVACY, Right of
*PERSONNEL records -- Access control
*EMPLOYEES
*ELECTRONIC mail messages
*ELECTRONIC information resources

NAICS/Industry Codes:

517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
517919 All Other Telecommunications
518210 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Abstract:

The article focuses on the importance of Internet monitoring at work and employee privacy. The author says that these days organizations use a software which allow companies to monitor absolutely everything passing over their network, from e-mails to Web site searches to instant messages, in any language without the end user's knowledge. There is little in federal law that directly addresses the issue of e-mail and Internet privacy. Some companies argue that it is a way to keep proprietary information from going out of the office electronically. Therefore, employees should have to be on-guard with all Internet usage, even sending innocuous jokes can be dangerous, because everyone does not share the same sense of humor.

ISSN:

01630784

Accession Number:

19222829

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