Is it legal to spy on employees at work?

Oleg Abrazhaev2014-12-09 10:27:12

Intellectual property

Oleg Abrazhaev, 2014-12-09 10:27:12

What if at work they install special software for tracking employees, for example, a proxy for tracking clicks on links or software that allows you to take screenshots from a computer. The received information is viewed and can influence..
How legal is it in terms of protecting private information?
Personally, I consider my browsing history to be my personal data. Am I legally correct?

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Ruslan, 2014-12-09
@buttersmai

Your browsing history during work hours - shows what you do at work. So don't panic needlessly - it makes perfect sense for an employer to want to be in control of the process. On the other hand, if you are uncomfortable, just talk to the employer about this topic and discuss the problem.
And yes, if you have something to hide, just don't click on unnecessary links.
PS many people work on an hourly basis on the freelance exchanges Odesk and Elance. Both exchanges are required to install software that takes screenshots every 5-10 minutes. This allows the employer to understand that the paid time was spent on work. And nothing, we live.

Alexander Borisovich, 2014-12-09
@Alexufo

Buy yourself a smartphone and let them take a screenshot.
The question is really not simple, since your activity is connected not only with work. At lunchtime, you can safely look at your mail - this is your personal time. Therefore, it all depends on the desire and ability of a lawyer. Everything can be attracted, and only in computers ....

Sergey, 2014-12-09
@bk0011m

You rent yourself out for wages. Accordingly, everything that you do at work does not belong to you.
And if you are doing nonsense at work, you are already violating the "lease agreement". Are you being paid money?
Therefore, the employer has every right to control what you do.

Ilya T., 2014-12-09
@Insaned

1. Browsing history - PD is not. If you completely dodge - you can attract them, by definition, to the PD of the 4th category (anonymized and (or) publicly available personal data), but this does not change anything for you.
2. Legal or not - the question is very complex, it depends on your employment contract, job description and other things, but in general it is legal because. everything that is not forbidden is allowed.

Andrew, 2014-12-09
@OLS

It is quite possible that your organization has a regulatory document stating that the means of computational equipment were issued to you solely for the performance of duties, and therefore, the entire history of links is the property of the organization.
It is possible that you even signed for familiarization with this document at the time of employment.
In general, many copies were broken and there were many courts with results both in one direction and in the other.

Unknownless, 2014-12-09
@Unknownless

AWP (workstation) is provided to you by your employer for you to perform your professional duties. Thus, the computer itself and all the information on it is the property of the enterprise and it has the right to control the process of its processing.

Maxim Shishkin, 2014-12-09
@lsoul

Two years ago I wrote an article about this on Habré. She is still relevant.
geektimes.ru/post/141491

Puma Thailand, 2014-12-10
@opium

It seems to me that a sane employee will not ask such questions, but if you suffer from garbage, then yes, this is your personal data.