Just How Private is Your Workplace?

Posted on May 24th, 2010. Written by Rico.

Turns out, according to Yahoo, not very. Here are eight ways they keep tabs on you at the office.

1. Your employer can–and likely does–read your e-mail. Whatever passes through the company network is theoretically open to review.
2. Your company probably tracks your phone use. If you constantly use a company-issued phone or an office landline.
3. Your employer may monitor your personal text messages on your company cell phone. It’s their phone, right?
4. Even your IM conversations aren’t sacred. See #1.
5. Your boss can monitor your Facebook account, even if you restrict public viewing. Also see #1.
6. Your employer can access your personal photos, videos, music, and more. This can happen when you charge your phone or other gadget through a company-issued computer’s USB port.
7. To top it all off, your boss can probably track your every move. Via in-office video cameras.

You can of course continue enjoying relative privacy by using your personal cell phone account to make calls. You can also turn your phone into a modem for a personally-owned laptop. Who said secrecy was cheap?

Psssst–Your Boss Is Spying on You!