Germany To Grant Privacy At the Workplace

An anonymous reader writes "The German government is proposing a bill declaring that employees have an expectation of privacy at the workplace (translated article). Among other provisions, the bill would ban employers from surveilling their employees by cameras or logging and reading their emails. Also, potential employers would not be allowed to view an applicant's profile at Facebook or any other social network that hasn't actually been made for this purpose."

woohoo!

[wces423]

all the pron will be SFW, now!

Re:Um, yeah...

[BradleyUffner]

Failing that, how do you prove when an employer looks at a public profile?

Easy, just install a video camera to record what they visit.

Re:Their equipment, their choice.

[Nossie]

I agree with you entirely!

I know, lets put a tracker on your car and watch when you go over the speed limit by a fraction or decide to be in a hurry during slippery conditions. Don't worry, we wont bother you with actually being there to see it, we'll just take the money out of your bank account automagically and update your driving status accordingly. The old way, the police just have to sit behind you and watch you drive or have a speed camera aimed right at you. right? The only difference between the two is the technology behind the first one.

Rodger :)

Re:Can't Log Emails?

[shawb]

From the article:

Spy on emails and phone calls from: These rules include the conditions under which companies their employees such as telephone or e-mail traffic control should the telecoms. The access options are linked to this vast information and documentation requirements and vary by type of operation and the individual agreed use of technical equipment.

That should clarify it for you.

Re:Their equipment, their choice.

[vigmeister]

Looks like we all know that there's no such thing as a whitelist either...

Re:Their equipment, their choice.

[Anonymous Coward]

To be really truthful 95% of statistics is bullshit. And the rest is just lies.

Re:Their equipment, their choice.

[youn]

You mean like putting a small room at a major ISP with unrestricted access to the data flow... that wouldn't happen, especially in industrialized countries... heck even if it did, people would eventually find out and the telecom companies would get prosecuted... it's not like they have immunity or something ;)

Born to be a bureaucrat

[fuzznutz]

You are technically correct.

That's the best kind of correct...