This week featured the ongoing battle surrounding technology, the workplace and privacy. Employees of the Food and Drug Administration sued the agency over its surveillance of their personal e-mail. A New York judge overturned a teacher’s firing that was based on a Facebook posting expressing the wish that her students drown. Despite the conflicts, a recent report predicts that fewer companies will block social media sites in the workplace by 2014.
Technology and the Workplace
- FDA Staffers Sue Agency over Surveillance of Personal E-mail (WashingtonPost)
- Companies Opening Networks to Social Media (TimesofIndia)
- N.Y. Teacher’s Firing Overturned, Despite Facebook Wish That Students Drown (DelawareEmployment)
Technology and the Law
- Was That Twitter Blast False, or Just Honest Hyperbole? (NYTimes)
- Government Pressuring Publishers to Adjust Pricing Policy on E-Books (NYTimes)
- Five Arrested in High-Profile Cyberattacks (CNN)
There’s an App for That
- New Apps Connect to Friends Nearby (NYTimes)
- Apple Unveils New iPad (WashingtonPost) (abcNews) (USAToday)
- March Madness: 10 Top Apps for Following the Matchups (abcNews)