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Would you be okay with tracking software if it was installed on a work provided computer?
by sevenf0ur 6y ago
Would you be okay with tracking software if it was installed on a work provided computer?
- matheusmoreira 6y agoWhy would mandatory malware ever be okay under any circumstance?
- mikeg8 6y agoTracking software is not malware. I totally oppose the use of tracking software, but they are not the same.
- matheusmoreira 6y agoThe only difference is a clause in the contract saying the employee agrees to use the software.
- mikeg8 6y agoDefinition of malware: software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. You could argue that tracking software is "disruptive" but more so to the user, not the system itself. you're conflating your dislike for both tracking software and malware as the same. Again, I'm not defending tracking software, just disagreeing with your false equivalency.
- mlillie 6y agoIsn't spyware just a subset of malware? This is definitely spyware
- redblacktree 6y agoAbsolutely not. If I'm not trusted to do the job, that isn't the kind of relationship I want with my employer.
- osamagirl69 6y agoTo be honest I would be uncomfortable using a work provided computer without at least some rudimentary tracking on it. Majority of my work provided machines were locked down to a limited user account, so it is up to IT to at least make sure that it is updated and not full of viruses. I mean I don't want it to have a 1 minute timer that clocks me out, but the expectation that work has complete ownership of their provided equipment has been the norm for at least the 10 years I have been working.
- GordonS 6y agoAbsolutely not. It's not about who's hardware it's installed in, it's about abusing privacy, in a completely over-reaching and indefensible way.