Is Your Boss Spying on You? (page 6 of 6)

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It's a fact of life in the 21st-century workplace: The boss may well be watching.

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I can see screen shots of what they do in Yahoo! ... I can see what they’re typing, whether it’s résumés or business-related stuff. The program even keeps track of songs that employees download to their iPod. There’s not anything these guys can get away with that I can’t see.

7 Rules to Live By

Some simple tips for what to do—and not do—when using your work computer: 

• Know your company’s computer-use policy and comply with it.
• Assume you’re being monitored, and behave accordingly.
• Never bad-mouth your company online.
• Don’t use personal e-mail accounts or post to a blog.
• Avoid transmitting any message that could embarrass you or others if made public.
• Don’t think instant messaging is less permanent than e-mail.
• When surfing the Web, never click on something flagged NSFW (not safe for work).

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