I’ve covered the allegations against IKEA in previous blog posts. From the time allegations were first made public in French media, things moved quickly. Now France24 reports: Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA said Friday that it was firing its risk management director and three former managers at its French division over allegations they paid for access…
Category: Workplace
Ca: Top court to decide if data on work computer is private
Angela Mulholland reports: How much privacy Canadians can expect when they use work computers for personal use will be under a microscope when the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments this week in a case that could have wide implications for many employees. […] The case before the Supreme Court of Canada involves a high school…
Court: Police privacy trumps open-records law
Randy Ludlow reports: Law-enforcement agencies are not required to publicly identify police officers when they face credible threats of physical retaliation for their on-the-job actions, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today. The officers’ constitutional right to privacy supersedes Ohio’s public-records laws, the justices unanimously ruled in the appeal of a case filed by The Cincinnati…
Senators And Congressmen Introduce Password Protection Act Of 2012
Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation aimed at curbing the growing practice of employers requiring prospective or current employees to provide access to password-protected accounts as a condition for employment. In the House, Congressmen Heinrich (D-NM) and Perlmutter (D-CO) are introducing…