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In Melbourne recently an employee used a work-supplied netbook for inappropriate purposes at their home (surfing the interwebs for porn!) and inadvertently left some traces of their activity on the netbook — which was later discovered by the boss... oops! He got fired.
As far as I know, an employer is perfectly within their legal rights in installing employee activity monitoring software on the employer's computer network.
So what do you think of the monitor software?
 
Depends entirely on the laws applicable in that particular country, and the policies in place within the organisation. And then as well, it depends how granular the 'monitoring' is. There are many things to consider.
 
Equipment belongs to the company therefore in my book they have absolute say what you can and cannot do with it.
 
most companies make you sign an AUP and an ECP - that way you, as an employee, sign your rights to privacy over all electronic comms away.
 
i think most people would just think it is right for the company to do so.
 
Let me guess, and you just happen to have the right tool for the job......
 
I think it depends on the risks the employee exposes the company to.

If the emloyee used it to play games he owns then no, if he surfed realy dodgy sites that can datamine the companies info on the machine then yes.
 
I have to agree, using an employee monitoring software is a big help for companies and business owners. It is just a way for them to protect their businesses. It is their responsibility to monitor their staff's productivity. They should keep variety of records, including the time (work hours). By installing a time tracking tool, they would know how much time their staff was working on a certain task. If the staff is really doing what they're paid to do.
 
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