Eamonn Duff reports: Western Sydney University is embroiled in a legal battle with its head of safety and security who has accused it of illegally snooping on staff emails. Adam Byrne has held a senior role at the university’s Sydney campus for almost 10 years, during which time he was the only staff member to…
Category: Workplace
Ca: Employers subject to PIPEDA should inform employees about the existence of, and purpose for, video surveillance in the workplace
An individual complained that her former employer, a “federal work, undertaking or business” as defined under PIPEDA, had installed video surveillance cameras pointed toward her work area without informing her of the installation, or of the purposes for which footage would be used. She alleged that when she raised the matter with management, her concerns…
Bosses Harness Big Data to Predict Which Workers Might Get Sick
Rachel Emma Silverman reports: Employee wellness firms and insurers are working with companies to mine data about the prescription drugs workers use, how they shop and even whether they vote, to predict their individual health needs and recommend treatments. Trying to stem rising health-care costs, some companies, including retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are paying firms…
UCOP ordered spyware installed on UC data networks
UtotheRescue reports: The San Francisco Chronicle has coverage of an issue that has been circulating on faculty email networks at UC Berkeley for a few days. The piece, “Cal professors fear UC bosses will snoop on them,” is behind a paywall. The first sentence reads, “UC Berkeley faculty members are buzzing over news that University of California President Janet…