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No expectation of privacy. Period.
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Several people forwarded this article to me today. Here's a quote from it:
"Most companies are very clear with the Internet-use policies. The company owns the computer system and the network. Clearly, there is no expectation of privacy on the part of the workers," Newman said.
The emerging market is called "secure content-management software" and includes monitoring for such things as web surfing, email, IM, and even keylogging abilities. A soon to be $6.4 billion market in 2007, according to the story.
But, here's the scary part for you users out there who love e-Bay and personal email. Recent court cases have sided with the corporation, not the people. There is no expecation of privacy any more.
While some companies are understanding of their employees need to use the phone or email for personal work because we all have children and spouses and hectic schedules, be aware that anything you say in an email may be read by your boss or someone else at your company.
My suggestion is to only use your cell phone for personal communication and don't use email. Don't shop online either. Just say no to the Net when at work. (Now, if only I could take my own advice).
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