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They do have the right to monitor, they just have to tell the employees that they are monitoring.

• II2II 9y ago
  The distinction is understood, but should it be necessary for employers to explicitly express that the use of company resources may be monitored? Then again, I get the impression that I was brought up in a very different way from most people since I regularly have to explain seemingly minor details to coworkers. To explain how these seemingly petty policies are there to avoid problems that may rarely pop-up on small scales, yet are tangible costs/risks when a business has hundreds or thousands of employees.
  • s73ver_ 9y ago
    "The distinction is understood, but should it be necessary for employers to explicitly express that the use of company resources may be monitored?" Yes. I honestly don't see any downside to this. Informing people of things allows them to make better decisions on, say, where to work.
  • rowyourboat 9y ago
    > but should it be necessary for employers to explicitly express that the use of company resources may be monitored? Yes. Legally, in Europe, the expectation is that communication is private, and if you want to listen in, you need to get permission. Owning and operating telecommunication equipment does not give you the right to listen to its users.