Keystroke Logging Declared Illegal in Alberta 310
Meshach writes "The Globe and Mail has a story about how
keystroke logging has been declared illegal in Alberta Canada. The ruling applies to companies using logging as a means to track employees." From the article: " The employee, who was not named, worked as a computer technician for six months in 2004. Ms. Silver said it was a job where productivity was hard to measure. 'We thought that using an objective check through the computer would be the most fair and objective way to do that,' she said Wednesday."
Just as odd as wiretapping laws (Score:5, Informative)
Only government employees, right? (Score:2, Informative)
I think the submitter is wrong: I don't think this ruling has any effect on a private employer. So it's not really "illegal."
Re:Questionable results... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Just as odd as wiretapping laws (Score:3, Informative)
Re:You're not thinking about what privacy means (Score:3, Informative)
If you don't want non-work passwords to be logged, then don't enter non-work passwords on work computers. Key-logging is perfectly acceptable. In my company we put loggers on all the computers to see what the employees are up to. I don't see how this is any worse than watching them on a camera or going round in person watching them. Is standing behind someone whilst they work an invasion of privacy?
Re:Questionable results... (Score:4, Informative)
The Actual Report (Score:2, Informative)
Not entirely accurate? (Score:2, Informative)
From CBC.ca [edmonton.cbc.ca]:
"The library has changed its policy, informing employees that they have no expectation of privacy when using work computers."
Also illegal in Washington State (Score:2, Informative)