A Pew Foundation study earlier this year found that 87% of all adults in the United States access the Internet or email, either through computers or mobile devices. The same study found that of those adults, as many as 74% are using some form of social media, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Given those numbers, it’s no wonder that many employers are concerned with managing their employees’ use of social media at work.
The conventional wisdom among many employers has long been that access to social media can be harmful to worker productivity. Visions of ...
In just two years, social media password protection has gone from a privacy advocate’s dream to an employer’s harsh reality in many states. Maryland became the first state (in 2012) to enact legislation that prevented employers from requesting the user names or passwords to an employee’s or applicant’s personal social media accounts. Two states quickly joined Maryland in 2012 by passing similar password privacy laws, and nine more states added privacy protections in 2013.
So far in 2014, six states – Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and ...
[On June 27, 2014, Charlotte Privacy & Data Security Member Karin McGinnis and Senior Counsel Todd Taylor published the following update regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Riley v. California, 573 U.S. ___ (2014)] On June 25th, the Supreme Court brought the Fourth Amendment into the digital age with its ruling in Riley v. California. The case presented the question of whether a warrant was required in order for law enforcement to search a cell phone found on a suspect during the course of an arrest. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for a unanimous court, stated clearly “[o]ur ...
Social Media - Love it or leave it? Charlotte Privacy & Data Security Member Karin McGinnis was published in Business North Carolina’s 2014 Law Journal, which was included in the publication’s May issue. Her article, “Love it or leave it?” examines the pros and cons of social media use among businesses, and the “key strategy” – a business’s social media policy.
"Social media, love it or leave it? Social media has become an indispensable part of business. There is no question that social media is an effective marketing tool. Statistics show that 14% of consumers do not ...
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