Mike Masnick writes: Last fall we wrote about some surprising allegations that Francis Gurry, the director of WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization — a part of the UN), had surreptitiously taken DNA samples from employees while trying to determine who had sent him anonymous letters. This is the same Gurry who was already involved in highly…
Category: Workplace
UK: Teachers hit back at permanent surveillance in the classroom
Emma Carr writes: A survey conducted by the NASUWT teaching union, has highlighted that teachers are being subjected to “permanent surveillance” through the use of CCTV cameras in the classroom. What is clear is that the surveillance experiment of the past twenty years has failed to reduce crime or improve public safety. Yet, schoolchildren and teachers across…
Employment Background Checks: FTC, EEOC Offer Tips for Employers and Job Applicants
From the FTC: Hiring decisions are among the most important choices for any employer, but the process can be complex. For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have co-published two short guides on employment background checks that explain the rights and responsibilities of the people on…
Employer Who Takes Over Employee’s Social Media Accounts May Commit Privacy Violation
Venkat Balasubramani and Eric Goldman comment on Maremont v Susan Fredman Design: We’ve blogged about the dispute between Maremont and Susan Fredman Design Group before. Maremont was employed as SFDG’s social media consultant, and when she was injured in a severe accident, SFDG allegedly continued to access (1) a Twitter account registered to Maremont’s name…