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With the use of technology in the workplace, such as e-mail and internet access, do you feel it is appropriate for a company to keep a record of websites visited by an employee? ... to review e-mail messages received and sent by an employee?

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With the use of technology in the workplace, such as e-mail and internet access, do you feel it is appropriate for a company to keep a record of websites visited by an employee? ... to review e-mail messages received and sent by an employee?

Many businesses provide e-mail services to their employees, in order to facilitate communication via the WWW (World Wide Web). Currently, Employer monitoring workplace e-mail and internet access has started to constitute a new and emerging area of laws that are currently unsettled and unclear, in this ...

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