John’s Case

Case story John Stokes May 27, 2012 An overview of Johns case John Stokes is a manager of the Tri-Mart Corporation. He recently received an inappropriate telecommunicate from an employee that showcased nude men in a calendar. He also noticed that the email was forwarded to 50 opposite people in the organization. Key Issues or Problems He recently received an inappropriate email from an employee that showcased nude men in a calendar. He also noticed that the email was forwarded to 50 other people in the organization. Alterative that John cornerstone considerThere are many a(prenominal) companies that are currently marketing e-mail monitoring services. John necessitate these services range from a full e-mail monitoring activity to a program that only records the sequence at which employees pick up their e-mail. The full e-mail application program allow record either of the following information. The e-mail recipient ?The e-mail sender ?The number of terminology in the e-mai l The time the employee spent see e-mail ?The time the employee spent composing e-mail ?The number of attachments ?The casing of e-mail business-related or non-business related.A potential solution to Johns dilemma Full e-mail monitoring application to a program that only records the time at which employees pick up their e-mail. The full e-mail application program will record all of the following information. The e-mail recipient ?The e-mail sender ?The number of words in the e-mail The time the employee spent reading e-mail ?The time the employee spent composing e-mail ?The number of attachments ?The type of e-mail business-related or non-business related My conclusion on the case studyEmployees privacy rights in the workplace depend on whether they work in the public sector or offstage sector. Because constitutional rights operate to begin with to protect citizens from the government1 state action is required before a citizen can invoke a constitutional right. Therefore, sinc e most Americans work in the private sector, the United States Constitution and its corresponding Fourth Amendment privacy protect provides poor guidance in private sector e-mail monitoring situations.