Internet /Email Tracking

Ethical no, legal well yes... you could implement the filter for a week on the basis that it is to explore the extent of the problem and agree that no action will be taken on anything found. In companies where we've implemented similar solution, that the deal you implement the filter, tell everyone there is a weeks grace, state some figures in a company wideemail, ie. 350 porn sites visted, 2gb of video and mp3s downloaded last week etc. and that from next week action will be taken agaist offenders.

Some key points:

If you say you are going to take action - do so.. people soon catch on if they relise you are making threats and don't have the resoucres technical hardware to carry out filtering as you claim.

- Treat people how you want to be treated, don't send the email "bog brother" style, it will only encourage anti-trust and aliate the IT department from the rest of your company.

Any more questions, I'll be glad to help, my email is andrew.brown@toorakconsulting.com

If you have had your users sign something saying that you monitor their activities you do not even have to tell them your doing it. If they have not been previously notified that your company does monitor them then it is highly illegal. By the way Iam looking for monitoring software for Internet users.....what have you found? Please use my alias for e-mailing me...very appreciated.