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Study Findings: Protecting Employee Privacy In The Workplace

Calendar Jun 02, 2006 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A study on workplace privacy found that less than half of the people surveyed believe their employers are doing a good job protecting the privacy of their personal information.

The independent study, "Americans' Perceptions about Workplace Privacy," was conducted by Elk Rapids, Mich.-based Ponemon Institute LLC, which looks at information and privacy management practices in business and government. The report, which was released yesterday, is based on 945 responses from adults across the U.S. who work for companies with at least 1,000 employees.

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