måndag 16 februari 2004 21:58 skrev Carlos E. R.:
Depends on how hungry he is :-p
Exactly, that's also how I see it potentially ... an employer says "these are the conditions of your hiring", and the hungry employee has no choice, not really.
As a matter of fact, that is the case. For example... here (Spain) phone banking operations are usually not only monitored, but recorded - and the operator has to tell the client that the conversation is being recorded, for both sides safety. On other client centers I'm told that supervisors often listen to ongoing conversations at random. And many other measures of the sort. On some countries (USA?) the login information tells straight away that your keyboard operations can be monitored; even people entering the site illegally must be told, because it seems that if this is not done, the information gathered against the intruder can not be used in court.
It's necessary to inform the perpetrator, as if he's not informed it's not established weather he had any intent of a break-in, or violating information integrity. The statement "he's using the computer!" is not enough, computers don't hold any information of sensitive material, normally, and shold be categorized as "tools". And it's on the shoulders of the employer/owner to provide mechanisms to enforce the integrity and confidentiality of that information. Integrity and confidentiality of information, is not inherent in information systems. Of course, we all have seen movies where there's this huge sign "Tresspassers will be shot", and it's at a gate to a totally worthless wasteland ... or "do not step on the grass" before a grass without a fence between it and the sidewalk. Such totally groundless examples, are possible, unless some rules and guidelines are enforced. Unfortunately, this is not "understood" by our European parlamentarians. As can be seen in two European countries, concerning the word Windows vs. Lindows. The word Windows is not a "legal" registered trademark, as it's a public word, but the understanding of these issues is not inherent in being the peoples representative, and the corporations always seek monopoly. Factors, that need careful considerations and preparations. And without the representation of the "people's" interest, the trend will always be towards a monopoly for the biggest corporation or nation, depending on the scale of treaty/law.
Both ways, you see.
Luckily, yes ...