IP: for those who like computerized surveillance of themselves ...

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

X-Sender: jwarren () mail well com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:46:21 -0800
To: farber () cis upenn edu (Dave Farber)
From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
Subject: for those who like computerized surveillance of themselves ...


Big Brother is operational in the private sector!


The net-censoring SurfWatch, that once pretended to only protect your kids
against discussions of breast cancer research, non-majority lifestyle
alternatives and other "pornography" now does much more.  It offers
monitoring of ALL of how adults use their net connections at WORK -- and
reports ALL of those activities to the boss.


According to their proud news release, excerpted below.


--jim-who's-thankfully-self-employed; jwarren () well com
Jim Warren, sometime columnist, political irritant, hedonist wannabe
345 Swett Rd., Woodside CA 94062






> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:45:38 -0700
> From: Jasmin Araneta <jaraneta () surfwatch com>
> Subject: 24+% of Employee Time Online is Non-Work Related
>
>
> Press Release
>
> CONTACTS:
> Theresa Marcroft, SurfWatch Software:
>       Telephone: 650.917.2247, e-mail: tmarcroft () surfwatch com
> Bryant Hilton, The Dittus Group:
>       Telephone: 202.298.9055, e-mail: bryanth () dittusgroup com
>
>
> Over 24 percent of Employee Time Online is Non-Work Related
>
> New Results from SurfWatch's Free CheckNet Program Show
> Internet Content Management Can Prevent Drains on Company Resources
>
> Los Altos, Calif., -- Tuesday, August 11, 1998 - SurfWatch Software, a
> division of Spyglass Inc. (NASDAQ: SPYG), today announced the latest
> results from CheckNet, a free and confidential program that allows
> companies to assess the appropriateness of Internet use in the
> workplace.  The latest findings were based on data gathered in May, June
> and July:  24.45 percent of participating companies' employees' time
> online was not work related, up significantly from 18 percent in April.
> The top five categories accounting for the largest portions of the
> non-work surfing were:
>
> General News           5.48 percent
> Sexually Explicit              3.61 percent
> Investment                     3.01 percent
> Entertainment          2.24 percent
> Sports                         1.87 percent
>
> SurfWatch launched CheckNet in March, 1998, to help companies determine
> how employees are using Internet access.  ...  [deleted more self-inflatery]