Your Boss May Be Watching You (In Frighteningly Insidious Ways)

For a good shudder, check out this commentary on the AFL-CIO’s website about workplace privacy—or what’s left of it these days. Which apparently isn’t much.

Even more serious are the problems created by company-issued laptops. Employers usually tell workers it’s o.k. to use them for personal purposes as well as business. It’s presented as a perk—now you don’t need to buy your own computer.

What employers don’t tell you is that the company’s computer technicians look at your private documents when the computer comes in for upgrading or repair.

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