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Posted by s|b on August 12, 2008, 1:48 pm
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:35:10 -0700 (PDT), CodeMonkey wrote:
> So I ask: How likely is it that his IT department is bothering to sit
> down and piece together his IM threads to find out about us talking
> about Dr. Who's season finale?
In Belgium, if the IT department wants to check up on you, they are
obliged by law (CAO nr. 81) to inform the employee(s) about this
/before/ they start checking up on him/her/them. Not informing them is
considered illegal and an invasion of privacy.
Of course, the IT department is permitted to collect anonymous data. For
example, they can screen which sort of attachments are being
sent/received or look at which URLs are being accessed, as long as this
is done "global" and not on a personal level.
So, you might want to check what the law in your country says before
asking such questions in an international newsgroup...
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s|b
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Posted by mak on August 14, 2008, 3:40 am
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s|b wrote:
>
> In Belgium, if the IT department wants to check up on you, they are
> obliged by law (CAO nr. 81) to inform the employee(s) about this
> /before/ they start checking up on him/her/them. Not informing them is
> considered illegal and an invasion of privacy.
>
Yes,it's like that in many european countries.
And if the company has a work council, they have to be present, while personal
logs are being viewed.
- and that's where employees get the attitude from, that they think
they have a right to use company resources for private pleasure.
But if they signed a policy not to do that, they still can be fired for abusing
their "right".
The procedure just makes a big fuzz and the employer is looked at as dictator,
who doesnt't respect privacy.
And the funny part: if the employer allows personal email use per policy, then
he is considered "provider of telkom
services" and therefore has to adhere to the same principles as any email
provider.
What's next - the employee sues his employer for not backing up personal emails?
So I say: don't allow personal use of company resources per policy, install
technical measures to prevent it, and then
allow e.g. surfing outside the office hours and for lunchbreak. Or install a
couple surfing stations, that are separated
from your network and are being reset to default every night. They can use
webmail - no need for pop etc. Chat? No.
Personal phone calls? of course.(the collegue in the same room will get annoyed
pretty soon...)
And no, you can't bring your personal laptop into the premises.
just my 2c,
M
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