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Monitoring and control of Staff Internet Access- Balance is required

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Accessibility, Data Protection and Privacy, Government Policy, Ireland, Legal Issues, Mobile Web, Net-Gen, Society, Trust, Web 2.0, transparency

Lots of organisations are starting to clamp down on Internet usage within the organisation. It should be remembered however, that heavy handed IT security policies can demoralise and demotivate staff. The old adage, ‘treat people like children and they will behave like children’ comes to mind.
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Data Protection Commissioner- Report on the Surveillance Society

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Protection and Privacy, Government Policy, Legal Issues, Philosophy, Politics, Resources, Society, Standards, Trust, transparency

I Just came across this document on the Data Protection Commissioners website. Its a projected vision of public surveillance in the near future, a dsytopian one as far as individual privacy is concerned. Thought provoking and worth a read.
A Report on the Surveillance SocietyFor the Information Commissioner, by the Surveillance Studies Network
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