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Big Boss is watching you!
New technologies improve production in the work place but they are also an excellent tool for "policing" employees. Videosurveillance, e-mail tapping: will your boss stop at nothing?
Is the PC that you use at the office also an informer? Technically, your boss can know a whole lot about your little habits. All the computers at the office are connected to a network and it is very easy for him to monitor your electronic mail, to check the sites you regularly visit or surf… he can even read your hard disk! Remembering that the PC is a working tool provided by your company is not shocking. It all depends on the use of the data collected and especially, on the limits imposed in regards to the intrusion on your private life.
That badge that you swipe to open doors in various areas of your office building don’t only pinpoint your exact location. It records every move you make, the precise second at which you perform your movements: you’ve stopped for a chat in the kitchen? You pop in on your friends in other sectors for a hello? Everything is recorded! In the same way, it’s very simple for an employer to listen in on your telephone conversations. Lastly, don’t only trust the Closed Circuit Television cameras that you see hanging from the ceiling. There are also small-scale models hidden behind panes, in a lock...
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