The ABA, however, says its interest in the bill dealt only with its own access to information, not credit bureaus. We need this information for risk management and relations management. The Center found credit reports that could have been restricted were not, leaving more information in the hands of identity thieves and stalkers. Workplace privacy took a hit, too, thanks to big business, according to the Center. Though Americans enjoy protection from wiretaps and other electronic surveillance at home, there's no such right at work.
Examples are boundless.
The National Association of Manufacturers, the report says. Though the Center acknowledges worker monitoring has legitimate uses, its pervasive, covert use comes in for the most criticism. In 1991, then Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., introduced legislation to allow videotaping, phone recording and similar monitoring only to the degree that it was relevant to job performance. In addition, workers would be allowed to see information compiled about them. Employees would know when they were being watched.