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who's that looking over your shoulder?

It could be your boss, even though he's nowhere in sight. Today, electronic surveillance is a booming industry, and the advances make monitoring of employees simple and yet very effective. Employees have little to no recourse, as the laws to prevent such spying are antiquated to say the least, and indeed do not even touch upon the practices that are widely available. This article does a good job of informing you about the trends that are developing both in and outside the work environment, and it may alarm you. To its credit, the article also contains an important, though rather brief, mention of the ethical purpose and implementation of surveillance measures, which may console you a bit. Also, you may be interested in the suggestions that may help protect your privacy at the end of the article.

Thu, 02 Dec 1999 09:46:37 -0800

Submitted by: Allison Conner