Things To Consider
If you were an employer would you
condone the use of personal
electronics?
 Would screening emails that come
through the work place be
inappropriate?
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 What are your thoughts about employee’s taking
advantage of work time to use personal devices for
anything not work related?
Smart Policies for Workplace
Technologies
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Out of 91% of personal storage devices
for work related purposes 63% of that
population DO NOT use passwords to
protect company data.
Workers may get distracted by
electronics at the work place
 Company and personal data may
intertwine with each other
 Employee may go on website that are
inappropriate at the workplace
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An Employee goes
on an inappropriate
website while a
regional manager
enters the office.
Company layouts
are leaked due to
the use of personal
storage devices
being used in the
office.
At the end of the day Employers
are liable for Employee actions!!!!
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Therefore it is only
safe to have
restrictions on
personal electronics
use.
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On the other hand
people may feel that
the eradication of
electronics use
maybe unfair.
Below is a link to a website
that tells a real accounts of
people getting fired for
personal computer use at
wrk
https://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/labor
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO
YOUTUBE VIDEO!
Relating laws for personal use of
electronics in the workplace.
Lets Discuss the Loopholes of:
Employment privacy Electronic
Communication Privacy Act
 Interception and Access Act of 1979
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Put YOURSELF in the Employer’s
Shoes!!!!
Lack of productivity
 Lawsuits
 Information loss
 Loss of MONEY
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Work Cited
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Bekish, Ashlee. "Employer Liability for Employee Cell Phone Use." Lawyers Find
a Lawyer Law Firm, Attoney & Legal Services. 15 Jan. 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2012.
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Garrity, Sean, and George Weir. "Balancing the Threat of Personal Technology
in the Workplace." International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital
Forensics. 01 Apr. 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2012.
<http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/h47h2466gk74lp02/>.
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Nsc. "Nsc Member Survey Result." National Safety Council, 23 Oct. 2009. Web.
30 Jan. 2012.
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O'rouke, Anne. "Internet and Email Monitoring in the Workplace: Time for an
Alternate Approach." Journal of Industrial Relations. 2011. Web. 15 Apr. 2012.
<http://jir.sagepub.com>.