[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]
“Second, understand the privacy issues that you create
if your employees start using these services frequently. Should you
be able to monitor someone’s whereabouts during off hours? What if
they are supposed to be a business trip to Boise, but are really
having a soiree in Boston? Do the usage of these apps fall under
the responsibility of the human resources, legal, or IT
departments? Certainly, you should take a look at your existing
privacy policies and make sure you are covered. An article that
tackles the larger issues (think EZPass toll collection devices and
red light cameras) can be found on the Electronic Frontier’s web
site here. http://www.eff.org/wp/locational-privacy“Next, if you don’t have any corporate policy with what
employees link to their Facebook and Twitter accounts, even their
private accounts, now is the time to give this issue more thought.
Should your people be permitted or prohibited to tie these location
services into their status messages? Should you care that some of
the status messages are not suitable for the workplace?”