To spy or not to spy; that is the question Employee Privacy To spy or not to spy; that is the question

Statistics 37% of workers say they surf the Web constantly at work. 32.6% of workers surf the net with no specific objective; men are twice as likely as women. 48% of large companies blame their worst security breaches on employees. 70% of all web traffic to Internet pornography sites occurs during the work hours of 9 a.m. -5 p.m. 58% of industrial espionage is perpetrated by current or former employees. 64% of employees say they use the Internet for personal use while at work. 90% of employees feel the Internet can be addictive, and 41 percent admit to personal surfing at work for more than three hours per week. 60% of Security Breaches occur within the Company - behind the Firewall 25% of corporate Internet traffic is considered to be "unrelated to work". 30-40% of lost productivity is accounted for by cyber-slacking. http://www.staffmonitoring.com/P32/stats.htm

Statistics, Cont’d 77.7% of major U.S. companies keep tabs on employees by checking their e-mail, Internet, phone calls, computer files, or by videotaping them at work. 27% of companies say that they've fired employees for misuse of office e-mail or Internet connections, and 65% report some disciplinary measure for those offenses. 63% of companies monitor workers Internet connections and 47% store and review employee e-mail. 27% of Fortune 500 organizations have defended themselves against claims of sexual harassment stemming from inappropriate email. 90% of respondents (primarily large corporations and government agencies) detected computer security breaches within the previous 12 months, 80% acknowledged financial losses due to computer breaches, 44% were willing and/or able to quantify their losses, at more than $455 million. http://www.staffmonitoring.com/P32/stats.htm

E-Mail and Internet-Related Terminations The 28% of employers who have fired workers for e-mail misuse cite the following reasons:  —Violation of any company policy (64%)  —Inappropriate or offensive language (62%)  —Excessive personal use (26%)  —Breach of confidentiality rules (22%)  —Other (12%).  The 30% of bosses who have fired workers for Internet misuse cite the following reasons:  —Viewing, downloading, or uploading inappropriate/offensive content (84%)  —Violation of any company policy (48%)  —Excessive personal use (34%)  —Other (9%)  http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/The-Latest-on-Workplace-Monitoring-and-Surveillance.aspx

Internet, E-Mail, Blogs and Social Networking Employers are primarily concerned about inappropriate Web surfing.  —66% monitor Internet connections  —65% use software to block connections to inappropriate Websites—a 27% increase since 2001 when AMA/ePolicy Institute first surveyed electronic monitoring and surveillance policies and procedures.  http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/The-Latest-on-Workplace-Monitoring-and-Surveillance.aspx

Employers who block access to the Web are concerned about employees visiting:  —Adult sites with sexual, romantic, or pornographic content (96%)  —Game sites (61%)  —Social networking sites (50%)  —Entertainment sites (40%)  —Shopping/auction sites (27%)  —Sports sites (21%)  —External blogs (18%)  http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/The-Latest-on-Workplace-Monitoring-and-Surveillance.aspx

Computer monitoring takes many forms: —45% of employers tracking content, keystrokes, and time spent at the keyboard  —43% store and review computer files  —12% monitor the blogosphere to see what is being written about the company  —10% monitor social networking sites  http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/The-Latest-on-Workplace-Monitoring-and-Surveillance.aspx

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