Chapter 21. The Dangers of Workplace Surveillance

The Dangers of Workplace Surveillance

The greatest danger to your privacy may not come from the Internet, from identity thieves, or from government agencies.

It may come from your boss.

Workplace surveillance has become extremely common in the United States, and it is becoming more common every day. In particular, employers monitor employee Internet and computer use, although new technologies help employers monitor employees in many other ways as well.

Monitoring employees in the workplace has become practically ubiquitous according to a recent study done by the American Management Association (AMA) and The ePolicy Institute. A 2005 study ...

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