Is it legal for an employer of over 2 years suddenly install a keylogger on the computer and not inform you?
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Is it legal for an employer of over 2 years suddenly install a keylogger on the computer and not inform you?
I do not, abuse the work computer, but do have to pay some bills online while at work. Does he have to inform me of the keylogger or is he allowed to record everything. I work in a medical setting and wonder if this is even legal considering the HIPPA laws.
Asked on September 25, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country one's employer is entitled to install a "key logger" on his or her computer being used by an employee to ascertain what the employee is doing to make sure that nothing improper is being done.
The computer is not the employee's. It is the employer's and the employee is being allowed to use it for work purposes and nothing else.
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