Re: Spy Software

[Harlan Carvey <keydet89 () yahoo com>]

> Whilst this is the case, it should be borne in mind
> that if employees are 
> being spied on, it is certainly morally the case
> that employees should be 
> aware, and perhaps in some places, legally the case.
>  Anything like this 
> should probably be in the employees contract.

Perhaps not so much the contract, but more
specifically in the employee handbook or policies. 
Where I work, and at places I've seen, we've got a
consent to monitoring statement produced by HR.  All
employees are required to sign a statement that
they've read and understand the statement.

Regardless, if the boss tells the sysadmin to install
the software, the legal ramifications become an issue
for the boss...not the sysadmin.  The sysadmin may ask
the boss if the legal ramifications have been
addressed, or may even protest or quit.  But in the
end, it's the boss's issue.

> If this is really the case, then the need for
> *covert* spying software is 
> negated, due to the fact that the employee will know
> that the software is there anyway.

If the employee knows it's there, then it isn't
covert.

Harlan


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