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Privacy And Surveillance In The Workplace: Closing The Electronic Surveillance Gap, Christina Catenacci Jul 2020

Privacy And Surveillance In The Workplace: Closing The Electronic Surveillance Gap, Christina Catenacci

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This dissertation argues that there is an electronic surveillance gap in the employment context in Canada, a gap that is best understood as an absence of appropriate legal provisions to regulate employers’ electronic surveillance of employees both inside and outside the workplace. This dissertation aims to identify and articulate principles and values that can be used to close the electronic surveillance gap in Canada and suggests that, through the synthesis of social theories of surveillance and privacy, together with analyses of privacy provisions and workplace privacy cases, a new and better workplace privacy regime can be designed. This dissertation uses …


Electronic Surveillance In The Global Workplace: Laws, Ethics, Research And Practice, Roland Kidwell, Robert Sprague Dec 2008

Electronic Surveillance In The Global Workplace: Laws, Ethics, Research And Practice, Roland Kidwell, Robert Sprague

Robert Sprague

This paper considers the legal, ethical and cultural factors that must be addressed in evaluating the appropriateness of employing electronic surveillance (ES) in varying international contexts. It critically evaluates the rationale that underlies the use of ES in a variety of settings and types of organisations. It suggests guidelines for the adoption and use of ES and potential directions for future research.


From Taylorism To The Omnipticon: Expanding Employee Surveillance Beyond The Workplace, Robert Sprague Dec 2006

From Taylorism To The Omnipticon: Expanding Employee Surveillance Beyond The Workplace, Robert Sprague

Robert Sprague

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