The technological advances of new communication and computer technologies has generated a host of ethical problems, the moral notion of privacy in the workplace has become a major concern. Some of these problems or concerns arise from software for computer monitoring. With technology advancing at a rapid rate, we will continue to see many new possibilities of monitoring and surveillance of workers. This may be the greatest threat to privacy, with new technology and the use of monitoring devices combined with software and computer networks (Internet).
             Employers monitor employees for many valid reasons. The most traditional motivations are to determine whether employees are following company policies or making appropriate use of their work time. Employees also monitor staff to enforce company rules and to decrease illegal activity.
             Now that employees use personal computers on the job and often have access to an internal network, the electronic monitoring of employees has become very easy. High-tech equipment enables employers to monitor incoming and outgoing phone call and e-mails, web page visits, computer files, and even workplace activities. Due to the fact that e-mail and voice message contents are electronically stored, they can be reviewed by anyone with access and the right equipment. Even deleted e-mail messages often can be retrieved.
             Many employers believe that any transactions rendered on the company's premises or over its electronic communications system are company property, therefore the organization has the right to access it at any time. However, the law differs somewhat, it focuses on weather or not the employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy. The law does not give employers unlimited right to conduct surveillance on employees, but it does recognize that businesses have legitimate needs to monitor voice and electronic communications to protect commercial concerns, such as trade sec...