We can't dispute the fact that the advent of technology has played a great role in improving activities in the workplace. With the networking of the different PCs in companies, it has become easy to send a broadcast message to all staff at a time, and coupled with other sophisticated technology, coordinating and controlling multiple workers has become easier which has resulted in a high level of productivity and an increase in the staff to management relationships.
But then, the issue of workers' privacy and management compliance with work ethics has been of serious concern, and to a very large extent, it always appears as though most management has always used technology to the disadvantage of her staff. You find situations where CCTV cameras are mounted in most offices and privacy is denied to its peak. Most PCs used by staff are always under serious surveillance and sometimes, staff's don't even have a single knowledge that they are being monitored, and whenever they get a bit flimsy, their job is threatened.
I understand the importance of monitoring workers to ascertain there level of productivity, and to improve workers attendance and also enhance Cyber security but then, the inability of most management to go about this ethically has been of great concern to me.
What's your view about this?
We have never been under more surveillance in the world than we are today. However in many countries where CCTV is now prevalent, you'll find the crimes are generally much lower than they were 20 years ago and there is probably a higher chance of catching criminals who commit the most heinous acts, which is loosely related to what you're discussing. Companies will often have acceptable usage policies and will often provide all the infrastructure for you to use, but part of the reason they monitor your activity at work is protecting the network from malicious attackers or infections. It's hard to find a trade off, but everyone knows these days that they are monitored on their work networks so don't do anything stupid.