56930108 A quarter of Russians suspected of employers in reading personal blogs
Almost a quarter (24 percent) of Russians polled by the portal HeadHunter, contend that employers are interested in their personal blogs. As stated on the website of the newspaper Vedomosti ", published on February 7 excerpts from the study, yet 32 percent of workers believe bosses monitoring their personal correspondence. More than half of respondents believe that employers monitor their computers. In this case, 68 percent of the respondents admitted that when applying for a job have signed documents to disclose information. Another 14 percent said they check for possible data theft at the exit from work, while 24 percent – that they forbid the use of the work disks and flash drives. " Employers monitor their employees for fear of information leakage. According to the company InfoWatch, in 2010, leaks in the media caused damage to businesses for a total of $ 200 million. It often happens that a leak to the media do not reach. In 2009, InfoWatch noted that many leaks are due to mass layoffs, which occurred during the crisis. In an economic downturn struggle to free jobs has increased, because of what the benefit received by those who could tell anything about their competitors. HeadHunter poll conducted in December 2010, was interviewed 1600 persons.
