Unit 6 Assignment

1st Search term: Privacy and Invasion
# of Articles: over 800 (too many, I think!)

Search Term: Privacy and Invasion and Employee
# of articles: 62 (a good number, I think!)

Popular Magazine Annotation:

Time Magazine, September 2006

I picked this article because it specifically deals with employers monitoring internet usage of employees in the workplace. It also dealt with the amount of time that employees spent on the phone. What was really good about this article is that it used data and statistics to back up its assertions.

Works Cited:

Dell, Kristina, and Lisa Takeuchi Kullen. "Snooping Bosses." Time 168.1 (2006): 62-64. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 Feb. 2010.

Scholarly Journal Annotation:

Computer Law & Security Report, May 2005

This was a good article, because again, it deals with people in the workplace using company resources for personal business. It explains that with the advent of more and more technology employees are spending more and more time using the internet, phone, etc. for personal uses. Internet surfing is one of the most common sources of time wasted at work. It also covers from a legal prospective if tracking employee us of these company resources is an invasion of employee privacy or the right of an employer.

Works Cited:

Kierkegaard, Sylvia. "Privacy in Electroni Communication: Watch your email: Your Boss is Snooping!" Computer, Law & Security Report 21.3. (2005): 226-236. Academic Search Premeir. EBSCO. Web. 14 Feb. 2010.


Newspaper Annotation:

This article is a little different take on invasion of privacy in the workplace and was taken from the Wall Street Journal. The articles states that US customs officials and police officers are more and more searching laptops and cell phones for information that can then be used to arrest people. These searches are taking place without a search warrant and are a direct violation of privacy for individuals.

Works Cited:

Searcey, Dionne. "When the Police go Through you Email: Quirk of Search Law Sets Off Alarm Bells. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 30- Oct. 2008: A14. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 Feb. 2010.

Jessica's Summary:

This was actually a good review for me because I am working on a big research paper and I have to find different types of articles and use the MLA standard for citing works. I did pretty well with the search for the first two articles, but for the newspaper article I had to change my search criteria little by adding the "email" and deleting the word "employee". Overall I was satisfied with the articles I chose; a lot of the articles were broader on the subject than I found was useful.