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Big Brother in the Workplace

Introduction
In today's society there are many reasons for surveillance, one of which is to monitor the workplace. Companies can monitor employees' phone calls, monitor emails, and check their behaviors. According to the American Management Association more than 75% of big corporations do some kind of electronic surveillance on the people who work for them. 63 percent of them monitor Internet connections. 43 percent track telephone use. And just about 20% check on computer use, such as who is logged on or keystroke counts (Bock, 1). Surveillance of the workplace has shined some light on the reality of employees' behaviors and actions during business hours. Whether these actions and behaviors are positive or negative, surveillance of employees allows for management to view work ethics and habits of employees throughout the day. Use of surveillance in today's society is a "must," considering the vicious crimes and conspiracies as well as wasting......

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