Chapter B, Problem B7.2MBD

Explanation of Solution

Reaction of each situation:

Permission for accessing personal mail:

The company may have the technological access to employees’ information. However, there must be predetermined company policies on email. The e-communications of employees must be monitored by the company because of some security purpose. Formations of policies are also included on the email usage.

The employees must be use the email for business purpose. They are not allowed to open their personal emails in the office hours. The company employer can monitor the employee’s emails if there is a possibility of threat to the organization.

In the given situation, if the employee is looking for other job despite of his ongoing employment contract, the employer should be given the access to look through employee mail.

Therefore, one should not give permission to access to look the personal mail in the office hours.

Permission for burning all the information onto a CD:

The organization will assure the persons that their personal information will not share to anyone and it is protected by particular safeguards. The personal information is protected by passwords and encryption. However, the organizations must get the permission of the customer when they disclose or use his or her personal information.

The vice president should not give customer information to others without getting permission from several levels of management...