Originally Posted by
Efrem
Two separate issues mixed up here (and in many of the previous posts).
One is "can they." That's a technical question.
The other is "may they." That's a legal and ethical question.
We have to be clear which one we're answering. The OP asked "can," not "may." If everyone at all the employers/clients is ethical, knows the laws, and follows them, hopefully they won't do anything they're not supposed to. At that point "may" comes into play, but we can't be sure of that.
yes, I am interested in the CAN.
I am most concerned with this:
If I am sitting at home on the home computer (or on work laptop that is provided by a client, but not online to their system) and I am looking at competitors' stock quotes or monster.com, or doing other research for marketing purpooses, should I assume THEY (client) can see what I am doing.