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Against The use of personal electronic devices in the work place for personal Use.

Against The use of personal electronic devices in the work place for personal Use. 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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Against The use of personal electronic devices in the work place for personal Use.

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  1. Against The use of personal electronic devices in the work place for personal Use.

  2. 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? • What are your thoughts about employee’s taking advantage of work time to use personal devices for anything not work related?

  3. Currently there is no specific federal or state law condoning or not allowing personal electronic use in the work place.

  4. Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies

  5. What are the facts • Out of 91% of personal storage devices for work related purposes 63% of that population DO NOT use passwords to protect company data.

  6. The Employers Point of View • 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

  7. Imagine this scenario • 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.

  8. At the end of the day Employers are liable for Employee actions!!!! • Therefore it is only safe to have restrictions on personal electronics use. • On the other hand people may feel that the eradication of electronics use maybe unfair.

  9. 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 Electronic Frontier Foundation CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO!

  10. 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

  11. Put YOURSELF in the Employer’s Shoes!!!! • Lack of productivity • Lawsuits • Information loss • Loss of MONEY

  12. Work Cited • 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. • 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/>. • Nsc. "Nsc Member Survey Result." National Safety Council, 23 Oct. 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. • 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>.

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