Balancing employees' privacy with the boss's right to know
admin December 15th, 2007
It may be complex to manage a number of employees who have PCs at their desks. You look at your people. It may look like a very busy room. However, all these workers may be doing everything but not their jobs. Will you get your hands on that dirty spyware? Or is there perhaps a more honest and transparent way of computer monitoring?
In the past the choice for supervisors who wanted some control was limited. They had to install spyware. Spyware is the name for computer applications that make screenshots, copy text entered from the keyboard, watch over traffic. So you get control. You could make the employees very unhappy. Spying on people takes away their respect.
There's good news too. We have created a special program that effectively resolves the issue. It is a system of computer monitoring called Work Examiner. It allows for transparent system of monitoring and self monitoring that does not violate privacy, because it monitors the time spent online rather than traffic (unlike various proxies). Such a system makes control not only easy, but also useful.
Currently we are offering Work Examinor for employee monitoring in two different packages. Both versions administer application usage, websites visited, how much time they spend doing what jobs. Both versions allow access restrictions to selected websites or applications. The Professional version allows for different access rights to employee statistic so that everybody has only the access to the data the have the right to see.
Returing to the sensitive issue of spyings using our software application you do not get screen shots or some sensitive data you do not need. Instead you receive cleverly crafted internet monitoring reports regarding the time and application use. More importantly, this system encourages self control and more efficient time use by your subordinatesEven better, this system inspires your employees to use work time more efficiently and self-monitor their own computer use.
Make sure to check it out!A free to try version is also available for download
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