Reminds me of that old Police Song, "I'll Be Watching You"
After reading the Death Knell of Privacy I'm compelled to make the argument in favor of any private company's right to use the Sprint Business Mobility Framework.
Businesses make decisions every day and have to deal with the consequences, whether they are good or bad. If a private company starts tracking their employees using this system, there may be positives such as increased productivity and peace of mind on the part of upper management, or there may be negatives such as unhappy employees and privacy issues.
Just as businesses have choices, so do employees. If an employee doesn't like a particular policy at their place of work, they have the option to leave and find a company that's a better fit for them.
This reminds me of the Michigan company, Weyco, Inc. Employees were told to quit smoking both in and out of the workplace or be fired. The story sparked quite a bit of debate on privacy issues. There is nothing illegal about what this employer is doing (his main reason is rising healthcare costs and general welfare of employees). The employer made his choice and his employees in turn each made a choice. Some decided to quit smoking (and are now thanking their employer), some were fired and some left the company.
It will be interesting to see what the fallout of the use of the Sprint Business Mobility Framework is in the future. I’m sure various businesses will have different experiences, positive and negative. But the great thing about business economics is that if enough have negative experiences, Sprint will likely discontinue the marketing and sale of this product due to lack of demand.
Businesses make decisions every day and have to deal with the consequences, whether they are good or bad. If a private company starts tracking their employees using this system, there may be positives such as increased productivity and peace of mind on the part of upper management, or there may be negatives such as unhappy employees and privacy issues.
Just as businesses have choices, so do employees. If an employee doesn't like a particular policy at their place of work, they have the option to leave and find a company that's a better fit for them.
This reminds me of the Michigan company, Weyco, Inc. Employees were told to quit smoking both in and out of the workplace or be fired. The story sparked quite a bit of debate on privacy issues. There is nothing illegal about what this employer is doing (his main reason is rising healthcare costs and general welfare of employees). The employer made his choice and his employees in turn each made a choice. Some decided to quit smoking (and are now thanking their employer), some were fired and some left the company.
It will be interesting to see what the fallout of the use of the Sprint Business Mobility Framework is in the future. I’m sure various businesses will have different experiences, positive and negative. But the great thing about business economics is that if enough have negative experiences, Sprint will likely discontinue the marketing and sale of this product due to lack of demand.
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