Employee Privacy Report 1
Running head: EMPLOYEE PRIVACY REPORT
Employee Privacy Report
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University of Phoenix
Business Communications
COM 285
Nadine Harris
February 3, 2010
Employee Privacy Report
The need for businesses and organizations to access the Internet has brought about
several concerns regarding employee privacy while e-mailing and surfing the Internet at the
workplace. Each employee is given access to company issued computers and equipment, and
consider his or her individual e-mail messages and Internet browsing to be private. In most
organizations, security controls, like passwords, are used to ensure privacy; however, the Internet
systems managers still have access to employees’ activities. Employees usually do not realize
that these security measures are intended to prevent unauthorized access to his or her computer
and files, not to invoke control over the employees.
Policy Implementation
Organizations can review the following guidelines when developing or improving the
