Employers love to keep tabs on their workers.
And technology now makes it easy for companies to monitor you from punch-in to quitting time. Employers can read you e-mail, look at your personal computer files and eavesdrop on your phone calls. They can film you with hidden video cameras not only in public areas, but in locker rooms and even restrooms. Since employees don't usually have access to their own electronically stored data, they can't correct inaccurate information. Nor can employees control which third parties are given access, be they creditors, insurance agents or landlords.