Identify privacy policies and issues related to employees using or misusing online communication media.

Identification might include incidents of privacy violations and use of

• social networking sites
• email (understanding the difference between personal and work-related use; the need for establishing a professional email address)
• voicemail and the need to establish a professional voicemail greeting
• search engines
• database profile. 

Process/Skill Questions:

• Why do employers often monitor telephone, computer, email, and voicemail communications?
• What communication method is used to share workplace privacy policies with employees, and why are these policies legally binding?
• Why is it important never to share information that you have access to at work (i.e., via database profiles, etc.) with others?
• Why should you be careful about what you post on social media? How can your online persona affect your work?
• What policies may be in place that pertain to employees sharing information to news outlets or on social media?