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by cantu.stephen

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Is there a software out there that will allow me to see which one of my employee's is online at anygiven time and what web site that they are on.

Because One of my employees told me that another employee was accessing inapropriate web sites but when I attempt to check his computer he clears everything(cookies, history, etc) and so the only solution I have is to either jump into that persons office very fast and catch that person in "action" or to find some sort of software that will show me if they are online when I check and what web site.

now here lies a bigger problem I do not have thousands of dollars to spend on software i can not even spend hundreds as I can not afford it because my company is just starting out. and I would like to take control of this situation early so as it does not get out of hand.

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by ni70

First off, does your company have an acceptable use policy that clearly states that their use of the computer may be monitored? If so, how about adding a warning to the logon banner? There's also software available commercially and freeware that can open up the index.dat file, assuming your company uses Internet Explorer.

Also, you may want to use trial versions of monitoring software. Google is a tech's best friend! :)

Google results for [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=index.dat+viewer&btnG=Google+Search]index.dat viewer[/url].

by deepsand

And, make sure that it is based on [b]legitimate business interests[/b].

Neither the mere fact that you or another deem the activity in question "inappropriate," nor that company equipment is used for such, are sufficient legal ground in and of themselves to guarantee a successful defense against a charge of invasion of privacy and/or abridgement of free speech.

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