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New tricks for video surveillance. (of employees)
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Risk Management
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August 1, 1992
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1992 Risk Management Society Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Employee theft and other security problems make video surveillance a necessity for some employers. To be effective, surveillance programs must be set up correctly and with good reason. Poorly conceived programs are unlikely to achieve their goals and can result in litigation. Little existing law deals with workplace surveillance, but the Privacy for Workers and Consumers Act, now before Congress, would severely limit the practice.
ALTHOUGH THE existence of video cameras in the workplace may summon up -images of George Orwell's novel 1984, many companies rely on video surveillance in their security operations. Employers routinely use surveillance cameras as a security measure in ...