Analyze the following scenario: An employee using company resources sends email that is later retrieved when the employee sues the company. Is there a reasonable expectation of privacy? Is it different if the computer used was purchased by the employee but the email was sent during work hours? What additional facts or changes in your assumptions would alter your analysis? Ethically, what are the arguments, pro and con, for an employer monitoring electronic

Analyze the following scenario: An employee using company resources sends email that is later retrieved when the employee sues the company. Is there a reasonable expectation of privacy? Is it different if the computer used was purchased by the employee but the email was sent during work hours? What additional facts or changes in your assumptions would alter your analysis? Ethically, what are the arguments, pro and con, for an employer monitoring electronic

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Chapter5: Protecting Information Resources

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