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             New technologies and practices, such as background checks, video surveillance, and computer monitoring infringe upon the privacy of employees in workplaces. Workers have a right to privacy, but this right "can be overridden by competing moral principles that follow the contract of employment" (Lee, 2003). Technological developments, in many cases, have alleviated work and improved work conditions. At the same time, new technological developments have caused new problems for workers. Workplace monitoring is a vital part of today's business world since employers require an efficient and competent workforce in order to survive in a competitive environment, and customers demand and deserve high quality goods and services (Persson, 2003). The employees who produce these goods and services have a responsibility to work to the best of their ability for the financial reward that they receive, but they do not forfeit their rights to privacy by virtue of being employees. Although workplace monitoring can be justified in some circumstances, privacy is a moral right, and as such there is a presumption against its infringement. Despite today's technological advancements, employees need to be concerned with new information and surveillance technologies as their privacy is invaded.
             Privacy has been defined as "the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated to others" (Persson, 2003). A person has privacy to the extent that others have limited access to information about him/her, limited access to their intimacies of life, or limited access to their thoughts and body (Persson, 2003). Background checks involve checking the past personal history of individuals in order to find any signs of criminal activity where the issue of autonomy arises. Autonomy involves an individual's own personal and individual liberties (Mi...

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