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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fugjostle" data-source="post: 458084" data-attributes="member: 151">Naw, the employee has an expectation of privacy at work even if you say they don't. Content blocking and other systems are fine but actively looking at what is being browsed for with individual users is a bit of a minefield without proper justification. Automated systems are the way to go to cover off certain legal requirements but manually looking at what I'm browsing on a public PC is a breach of my human rights.With proper senior management authorisation and justification such as you suspect the employee of breaching policy/laws is the only time you should look at his/her browsing habits. Log them by all means but don't investigate them.With them being public PC's I wonder if the similar laws to telephones apply? A company can only monitor telephone calls made by employees if they provide a private phone within the environment for a personal call.I'm no lawyer but I have attended a number of forensic seminars/courses and this is the general advice I get. The basic rule of thumb is... you can do it but you have to cover your ass with proper justification (can be blagged easily) and proper authorisation (manager has to approve it).As I said, I'm no lawyer so don't take my word for it... its just my interpretation of what I've been told.</blockquote>

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