CBC Reports Employers Spying on Workers

A report published earlier this week by CBC suggests that Canadian Employers regularly conduct surveillance of employees at work.

The report found here, claims that employers regularly listen to phone calls, monitor emails and video cameras. In addition they suggest that "The executives that are responsible for privacy in the workplace are not fully aware of the extent of ... the surveillance activity that is conducted,"

The question is how does the PIPEDA protect employees? Well according to the Privacy Commissioners website "At a minimum, employers should tell their employees what personal information will be collected, used, and disclosed," and "They should inform employees of their policies on web, e-mail, and telephone use, for example. If employees are subject to random or continuous surveillance, they need to be told so."

So if you are not sure are being spied on, ask your employer.
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