Re: [fw-wiz] i-cap proposals

From: ArkanoiD (ark_at_eltex.net)
Date: 02/22/05

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    To: "Paul D. Robertson" <paul@compuwar.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:55:45 +0300

    nuqneH,

    On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 10:58:04AM -0500, Paul D. Robertson wrote:

    > > Non-performance issues. Hah! You really do think someone will work more
    > > efficient if you just prohibit him from spending work time on
    > > non-business issues? I say plain NO. Any decent book on managing IT
    >
    > No, I think that being able to show that they're not spending company time
    > on non-work issues is significantly easier when they're not allowed to
    > access personal computing resources, I think that monitoring for
    > compliance becomes significantly less tricky in regards to privacy issues,
    > and I think that if you do have a problem, being able to fully investigate
    > the problem without having to file lawsuits to get to the information is
    > much, much simpler- and fraught with less murky gray areas in regards to
    > privacy, competition, appropriate usage, exposing employees to a hostile
    > environment, etc.

    That depends on network AUP much. Don't know for US but here in Russia the
    most common privacy policy is not to interfere with employees personal
    communications unless there is a pretty explicit reason for investigation.
    It is considered unethical. Company's security service should be legally
    allowed to, but not on the will.
     
    >
    > However, I will categorically state that the places I've been where folks
    > don't allow personal access and where they do monitor for compliance have
    > significantly less "recreational" activity going on during business hours.
    > But then those places don't have issues with non-compliance because they
    > don't change the policy if it isn't popular, they change the employee if
    > they can't comply.

    Things are not always that simple. Speaking for me, working in environment where
    i am not allowed to do recreational things on my workplace and communicate to outside
    should at least double my income to be acceptable.

    Compartment mode systems are sometimes cheaper ;-)

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