Employers want their employees to do a good job, but employees do not want their every move logged. New technologies make it possible for employers to monitor many aspects of their employees’ performance, especially when employees are using the Internet and e-mail. This monitoring is, for the most part, unregulated. Therefore, unless an employer’s policy specifically states to the contrary, employees must be mindful that most of their workplace communications are being listened to and read.

Workplace privacy in the internet age

Module 5 – Workplace Privacy Issues

The workplace in the United States has undergone a dramatic shift in the way

business is conducted due to the introduction of the ubiquitous personal computer. While businesses have been using mainframe computers for decades in many roles, these systems were reserved for particular uses and were certainly not accessible to every user. With the revolution of personal computers, employees in a wide variety of fields encompassing all elements of the economy are increasingly using electronic means to get all or most of their work done. The addition of the Internet and its applic

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The biggest disadvantage of the system is that employees should never assume their messages are private especially when using company equipment. Whether it’s “Big Brother” monitoring the E-mail system or glitches that allow messages to be intercepted, nothing is sacred and employees need to be aware of this. An e-mail system is treated like other company files. The case law makes it clear employees have very little [in the way of] privacy rights at work. Unfortunately, when employees are on company time, using company equipment in the company office, they don’t have a lot of legal protection. An electronic-mail network, including messages and their contents, belongs to an employer. Therefore, the employer has the right to access E-mail messages if necessary. Your employer owns the equipment; they’re paying

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