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BYOD: is personal information visible over corporate networks?

Employers are increasingly drafting and implementing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies for their employees. And they should be, since employees are increasingly using their personal digital devices—phones, tablets, laptops—to perform work, both in and out of the workplace. But employees may have trouble trusting their employers to stay out of their personal information...

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BYOD trend poses immense challenges for organizations

No, employees aren't bringing their own alcoholic drinks to work, but they are bringing in their own mobile devices and expecting to use them with their employers' networks. What does that mean? Well, chances are several (if not many) of a given organization's employees have personal smartphones or tablet computers, and they probably want to use them to perform work tasks.

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Social networking and Internet abuse in the workplace – Learn the latest

We've written plenty on First Reference Talks about the significant effects—both negative and positive—that online social networking can have on workplaces. Whether its Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, news or entertainment blogs or what-have-you, employees are using social media, and increasingly they're doing it on your time. Employers should be aware of the potential value they can derive from social media, as well as the potential risks.

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