Discussion Post: Database Admin
Assume you have a position as database administrator in a large corporation. The company has been collecting data about employees, including monitoring their working habits by recording their keystrokes, timing their telephone interactions with clients, and scanning their e-mail for personal correspondence. As database administrator (DBA), you are asked to help establish a record-keeping system to store such data. Does the company have a legal right to perform this kind of monitoring? Explain your professional responsibility in this situation. Discuss provisions within the ACM and IEEE Codes of Ethics that can be used to guide you.
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.