Title: Employers Monitoring Employees Email
1 Employers Monitoring Employees E-mail
and ethical?
Dana DeOliveira and Amanda Mazuca INCD 240-05
Assignment 4 September 29, 2003
2Employers Perspective
- Computers for business
- Minor, subsidiary
- Employer is paying employee to work not
- - gamble, surf web, harass, hack, participate in
illegal activity and insider trading
3Employers Perspective continued
- Company is protecting their interests
- - protecting against lawsuits
- Employer must ensure safety for employees
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4Legalities
- Restuccia v. Burk Technology, Inc.
- - allows storage of e-mail
- Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
- - employer is accountable
5Legalities continued
- The federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- -monitoring Internet activities allowed
- Fraser v. Nationwide Insurance and Bourke v.
Nissan - - company favored in court case in both cases
Thiel, Michael. E-Mail Monitoring Is there
privacy in the electronic age?. 2002 Spring.
Realtor Association Executive. 30 September
2003. lthttp//www.realtor.org/eomag.nsf/pages/leg
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6Some Statistics
7Some More Statistics
Keller, Larry. Monitoring employees Eyes in the
workplace. 2 January 2001. 30 September
2003.http//www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/trends/01/02/
surveillence/2gt
8Employees Perspective
- The International Labor Organization
- - created in 1996
- Helps workers feel secure
- - harassment
9Solutions
- Include in contract
- Legitimate Reasons
- Be reasonable
- Separate Line (OFTEL)
Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL). Re
Monitoring E-mail. E-mail to Dr. P. Tsappi. 20
May 2003.
10Conclusion