From this week’s coming news posts: on worker privacy / the lack thereof

This is from this week’s coming news post: 

“Australian privacy watchdog refuses to investigate employer that allegedly accessed worker’s personal emails”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/30/australian-privacy-watchdog-refuses-to-investigate-employer-that-allegedly-accessed-employees-personal-emails   I have never assumed I have a right to privacy on work devices - many companies explain this, some have warning messages, but there is also the issue of, in my opinion, common sense even if there is none of that! However, when companies engage in active monitoring, such as copying passwords (which happened to me once - fortunately I always use two factor authentication), I consider their conduct becomes unconscionable. In the case of this article, the employee's conduct was also unconscionable (and probably illegal), and thus - IRRESPECTIVE of what decision would have been reached - the case would always have moral doubt in the minds of many people, even thought the subsequent conduct of the employer was also unconscionable. This is one of those amathiac cases that should never have happened, and has left every employee worse off as a result    

 

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