Renee Viellaris reports: Sneaky bosses who spy on personal emails are facing D-Day as state and federal politicians move to protect workers’ privacy. Queensland Attorney-General Cameron Dick said it was time to safeguard workers who unknowingly had their emails read and internet use monitored by unreasonable bosses. Companies are also monitoring social network sites and…
Category: Workplace
CA: Waller wins privacy suit
Brionna Friedrich reports: Former chief building official Ray Waller has won his lawsuit against Calaveras County for its violation of his privacy rights. After Waller was dismissed in 2007, the county released 1,200 documents from his personnel file in response to public records requests for the information by the Stockton Record and the Calaveras Enterprise….
AU: Public servant sacked for Googling ‘knockers’ at home
Ben Schneiders reports: How much privacy does an employee have when using a work laptop at home? Not much, it seems, after a senior public servant was sacked after Googling the word “knockers” and looking at legal pornography. That was despite the access being out of work hours and the public servant using his own…
Ca: Management Ethics: Privacy issues
The Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Management Ethics (pdf) from ethicscentre.ca has a nice collection of articles: Why Privacy Matters – Chris MacDonald, Ph.D. Privacy by Design: Achieving Consumer Trust and Freedom in the Information Age – Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. Hiring in a Social Media Age – Avner Levin, SJD Privacy Law: Questions and Answers – Christine Lonsdale H/T, @_pidder_