Big Brother Wants to Watch You

I know, a second blog post in the same week! Amazing! I simply could not go into the weekend without sharing an article that was posted by a friend on Facebook (ironically).

There is a lot of debate and discussion about privacy; What do people have the right to engage in outside of work that is ultimately no one's business other than there own? I think there are varying degrees to this debate, mostly surrounding how "public" you choose to make your activities. Especially in this age of social media, "private" activities have a way of being posted, blogged about and/or distributed online in very public ways. However, if you choose to effectively use your privacy settings on things like Facebook, Myspace, etc., why is it your employer's business what you are doing? They are your employer, not your Facebook friend (unless you foolishly let them be)!!

Ok, check out the article so that you can feel dirty and intruded upon..............
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=15465

Don't worry, this is just some crazy little town in Montana that has obviously gotten a little too big for their britches. There is a lawsuit, a settlement and a published article about how to keep your nose out of other people's business coming down the road on this one.

Word to the wise - Be careful how you use social media. Don't give your employer the excuse to use it against you by posting private business information, customer rants or other inappropriate content that can be directly traced back to you as an employee and agent of a particular organization. But in the opposite thread, don't feel that you have to bare your soul to your employer either. At least not until you start your own reality show and they start paying you for it!

ZW
http://www.azmobilehr.com/