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Here's a FAQ for the situation in Germany: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arbeitsrechte.de%2Fpc-ueberwachung-am-arbeit

by w-m 7y ago

Here's a FAQ for the situation in Germany: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arbeitsrechte.de%2Fpc-ueberwachung-am-arbeitsplatz%2F https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https... Can my boss monitor my work computer? Permanent and comprehensive PC monitoring at the workplace based on a general suspicion is not permitted. The employer may only monitor the employee on the PC if there is sufficient concrete suspicion of improper use of the work computer. What applies to private use of the work computer? If private use of the work computer is expressly permitted to the employee, PC monitoring at the workplace is fundamentally excluded. What if the boss monitors my PC even though he is not entitled to it? If the employer does not adhere to the requirements for PC surveillance, he is punishable and in the worst case must be prepared for imprisonment.

gambiting 7y ago
>>If private use of the work computer is expressly permitted to the employee, PC monitoring at the workplace is fundamentally excluded. Cool. In most places that are not fancy IT companies where everyone is given a brand new MacBook Pro to use as a mixed work/personal machine, there is no such thing as "private use of the work computer". So given what you posted, there is no legal issue then.
- lima 7y ago
  How would a "mixed work/personal machine" not imply private use of the work computer?
  - gambiting 7y ago
    It would. I said most people aren't provided with those. You sit at your desk and are given a machine to do data entry/accounting/etc all day long, not for private use.
    - bmn__ 7y ago
      This does not reflect reality. The employer must acquiesce in the full-time employee conducting private matters, such as making physician's appointments or checking in with one's child after school, over company owned equipment (phone/computer).
- Semaphor 7y ago
  So did you just skip half of what they posted? > if there is sufficient concrete suspicion of improper use of the work computer That is when there is no legal issue.

by w-m 7y ago

gambiting 7y ago

>>If private use of the work computer is expressly permitted to the employee, PC monitoring at the workplace is fundamentally excluded. Cool. In most places that are not fancy IT companies where everyone is given a brand new MacBook Pro to use as a mixed work/personal machine, there is no such thing as "private use of the work computer". So given what you posted, there is no legal issue then.

lima 7y ago
How would a "mixed work/personal machine" not imply private use of the work computer?
- gambiting 7y ago
  It would. I said most people aren't provided with those. You sit at your desk and are given a machine to do data entry/accounting/etc all day long, not for private use.
  - bmn__ 7y ago
    This does not reflect reality. The employer must acquiesce in the full-time employee conducting private matters, such as making physician's appointments or checking in with one's child after school, over company owned equipment (phone/computer).
Semaphor 7y ago
So did you just skip half of what they posted? > if there is sufficient concrete suspicion of improper use of the work computer That is when there is no legal issue.