Employers Monitor, Employees Push Back

LTN Law Technology News:  “Privacy rights still colliding with business interests and obligations.  In today’s fast-paced world, both employers and employees have turned to technology to increase efficiency and stay connected. But, as more employers have given internet access to employees and permitted personal use of company-owned equipment and communications networks, they also have opened the door to greater risks and liabilities such as leaks of confidential information, illegal downloads of copyrighted material, and use of technology to harass others.”

The Battle for the Internet

New York Times: “The battle of ideas has started between the advocates of a universal and open Internet — based on freedom of expression, tolerance and respect for privacy — against those who want to transform the Internet into a multitude of closed-off spaces that serve the purposes of repressive regimes, propaganda and fanaticism.”

See David Post’s comments about this article on The Volokh Conspiracy.

IP For Your Business: Think Twice Before Shutting Down Social Media

The Record:  A “serious concern is what your employees are saying about your company. Every employee is now potentially an unsupervised spokesperson for your company twenty-four hours per day, 365 days per year. And each of your employee’s unapproved statements is being categorized by search engines and forever identified with your company on Twitter, Facebook, personal employee blogs and other third party sites.”

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