little brother watching
In “The LittleBrother is Watching You,” Miriam Schulman argues about the ethical issues of monitoring in work place is ethical or is it invading ones privacy. The author talks about a software that came out on the market that tracks employees Internet use. The software tracks the employees Internet use and categorize employees to constructive, unconstructive, or impartial. This Software is called the little brother. Lawfully, employees have little option. The 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act forbids unlawful interruption of numerous electronic communications, containing e-mail. Conversely, the act pardons service providers since it supplies, which is generally understood to involve organizations that offer e-mail and Internet access. An employee certainly doesn’t donate all of his or her privacy when entering the agency. So does monitoring become an ethical issue? Schulman argues the case for monitoring which includes electronic communications can pose other dangers for employers besides breached security and lost productivity. Sexual harassment cases also often hinge on allegations of a hostile work environment, which might be evidenced by employees downloading or displaying pornographic material from the Web or sending off-color e-mails. The article states, “We can't make corporations responsible for stopping unacceptable forms of behavior and then deny them the tools needed to keep an eye out for that behavior." Schulman also argues the case against workplace monitoring. Employers can create trust, and then employee behavior "will conform to certain norms, not as a result of being watched, but as a result of the care and respect which are part of the communal fabric." The bottom line is to know your corporate policy. If the organization give you a promise of privacy then that should be respected if not you should find somewhere else to work or do not use employee electronics for personal material.
I referred this article to chapter four
I referred this article to chapter four