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Why does it matter whether they want to share their work data with Google? It's their company's decision. Their company owns the data. I hope you realize the i
by Gigablah 9y ago
Why does it matter whether they want to share their work data with Google? It's their company's decision. Their company owns the data.
I hope you realize the insanity of the following exchange:
"Bob, you should enter your sick leave in Workday."
"But I don't want that company know about my sick days. Can I use something different instead?"
- icebraining 9y agoActually, that example doesn't sound at all insane to me. What if Workday then sells the information that I'm sick a lot to future prospective employers or to health insurers? The employer should have a duty to adequately protect that information. It's not just "their" data.
- mr_toad 9y agoI don’t know about the US law on confidential employee data, but in some countries selling data like that would be an open and shut lawsuit (against both Google and the employer).
- natch 9y agoYour example makes my point for me. Thank you.
- Gigablah 9y agoHere's the rest of the exchange: "No, you may not. This is the software all employees use." "But Workday might sell my data!" "...alright, how about you fill in this Excel sheet." "No, Microsoft might be spying on me." "You're fired."
- natch 9y agoYou're confusing different types of data. Data that belongs to the employer, and personal data about the employee which is protected as personal and private as a matter of course, even within the enterprise context.