
CHAPTER
6
Online Privacy Risks, Rights,
and Rules
Do you employ young people in their 20s or even in their teens? If so,
you may face a stiff challenge when attempting to impose privacy rules
and confidentiality guidelines that are designed to help protect company
secrets and employees’ personal business as well.
While older employees tend to view technology as a means to trans-
mit, store, and access information, younger workers rely on electronic
communication tools for relationship building, networking, and socializ-
ing. Seventy percent of 18- to 19-year-old students access social net-
working sites daily, compared to just 4 percent of those over 30, ...