Research Task 1:
Privacy in the
Workplace
Do some research of the issue of privacy, particularly as it relates to the use
of I.T. Focus on workplace privacy.
To Get Started:
Go to the RESOURCES link on this page then choose the
Great Links section and go to "P" section (P for Privacy)
Write a report of your findings (minimum 350 words, must be typed)
List your sources of information. Click
here to see how to do this properly?
Consider these questions:
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What
is privacy?
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How
can privacy be infringed upon by computer technology?
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Is
there any difference between personal privacy and privacy in the workplace?
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Do
employers have the right to collect data on their employees that may be
considered private?
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What
“private data” might be OK for employers to collect?
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Why
might employers need to collect this “private data”?
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What
should employees be allowed to keep private from our employers?
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What
are some ways that employers have used information technology to collect
“private data” about their employees?
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What
are some ways that employers have used information technology to invade
their employees’ privacy?
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Is
it legal for employers to collect private data about their employees?
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Is
it ethical for employers to collect private data about their employees?
Report Due: Monday 27th September
Click here
for an example report I have started Here are some
sentence starters you might like to use:
According to Ed Harrison, in his article Privacy,
Who Needs It workplace privacy is.....
Employers
have every right to monitor their employees, claims Ed Harrison in his article
Privacy, Who Needs It.... Ed Harrison
states that "many of the data collection practices used by employers in
the U.S. are highly unethical and possible illegal". He goes on to
explain that .... In his report Privacy, Who Needs It, Ed
Harrison tells his readers about how workplace privacy is being invaded by unscrupulous
bosses... Claims that privacy in the workplace is
being invaded by overbearing employers are dismissed by Ed Harrison, in his
article Privacy, Who Needs It. Harris states that...
"They
collect information they don't even need" says Ed Harrison. In his
article Privacy, Who Needs It, he explains that employers are
monitoring workers... Privacy in the workplace is
almost dead, or so says Ed Harrison, in his article Privacy, Who Needs It....
Collecting
data about employees and monitoring their use of technology may be legal says
Ed Harrison, in his article Privacy, Who Needs It., but is it right?
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