1. Employee Privacy in the Wired Workplace
... lead them to monitor employees' Internet usage "from expensive security breaches to reduced productivity" the benefits of electronic surveillance are outweighed by its costs to employees' privacy and autonomy. While surveillance of employees is not a new phenomenon, electronic surveillance allows employers to monitor workers with unprecedented efficiency. In his book The Naked Employee, Frederick Lane ... . Kesan warns that "prohibiting personal use can seem extremely arbitrary and can seriously harm morale. Imagine a concerned parent who is prohibited from checking on a sick child by a ...
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