Thoughts about the article ”Snooping Bosses”.

Here is the article in question: ”Snooping Bosses”. It was quite interesting, but still unnerving. I think it’s fascinating how far people will go to control others around them. Normally I despise all attempts made at controlling other humans, it’s just not anyones right to do that. Privacy is a human right, and a damn important one at that.

However, if you do decide to post things that might prove harmful to your company without reason, then why do you even work there? Then, it might be legit to scold you, or even fire you, if it happens to be THAT harmful.

But then again, when employers start monitoring your private life, at home, it’s really gone overboard. Badly. Sure, you’re not supposed to surf for porn at work, and sure, an employer has to have some intel about what you’re doing, in any case, the job has to be done. But if a lowly peon can’t check his mail or call home, then why should the workmaster have the right to snoop around at your house?

It all boils down to power. Why shouldn’t you have the right to make a joke about your boss, or about his/her spouse? What’s the big deal? Come on, we’re all adults, not ten year olds playing  on the schoolground, a bit of slack would be nice with that burger, thank you.

And other types of surveillance is even more f*cked up, like in public, what if I’m under legal protection, and doesn’t want to get filmed? And why in the first place, there are two reasonable reasons. One: Power over People. And two: Paranoia. Or maybe a combination of both, I don’t know, but it’s stupid anyway. Just because it’s cheaper than hiring watchmen to patrol or something like that. Greedy bastards.

Well, that’s all for today, I’ve grown tired of this article now, thank you very much.

Peace