Big Boss is Watching You

Big Boss is Watching You, Workplace Snooping Remains Privacy Quandary Do you know you are being monitored at work? When asked to working employees most likely the answer is yes. In today's workplace employee's personal rights are being violated because companies are monitoring employee's activities ranging from emails, phone conversations, keystrokes, and many more. In addition, workplace monitoring is on the raise, nearly 75 percent American companies now use some kind of surveillance to spy on …

…about their employees for appropriate and legal reasons only. Collection, use or disclosure of personal information should only be done with an employee's knowledge and consent. Furthermore, employers should communicate and educate employees what personal information it will be collecting and why it collects it and what it plans to do with it. References Meeks, B.N. (2000). Big Boss is Watching You, Workplace Snooping Remains Privacy Quandary, retrieved December 5, 2004. Website: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3078850