The new state law signed by Gov. Pataki sets to penalize those employers who have set up video-monitoring devices in worker changing rooms. As devices become more sophisticated, employees awareness of the cameras decreases drastically - it would be virtually impossible to keep up with all the trends in emerging technology.
Debate over the bill centered around legitimate employer monitoring of employee activities. Opponents of the bill held that surveillance cameras function as theft deterrents and time stamps for employees. At what point does it become unfair to eavesdrop? When do we cross the line of employee surveillance and reach a violation of privacy? |
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Caller ID isn't a surefire way to screen your telephone calls - the service is now being appropriated by hackers and identity thieves.
These scams are made possible by technology that enables users to manipulate the voice, phone number, and even the name that shows up on the recipient's caller ID. The technology serves to allow users to masquerade as law enforcement agencies, banks and credit card companies. |
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In response to the “Freedom of Information Act”, the Department of Defense has admitted to conducting surveillance of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and anti-war protests at universities across the country. The DOD documents suggest that the surveillance may have been part of an undercover Pentagon operation targeting domestic terrorist activity. |
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