According to Robert Half Technology, a provider of IT professional services, 54 % of U.S. corporations restrict
employee access to social networks due to concerns about productivity, network security, and legal liabilities.
By giving
all your employees access to their social networks, you can leverage their personal networks to expand your company's social media reach.
Not exact matches
But companies that block
access to social networks are missing out on incredible opportunities
to expand their marketing reach, and build customer and
employee loyalty.
Starting in 2013, the New York Times reports that a UK - based Palantir
employee worked with Cambridge Analytica — going on
to gain
access to the dataset of 50M + Facebook users the latter firm obtained in 2014 via a third party personality quiz app deployed on the
social network giant's platform.
A Facebook
employee was fired Tuesday for
accessing data collected by the
social network to stalk women.
The matter pits the
social networking giant against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance over his demand for
access to 381 Facebook accounts as part of his investigation into disability fraud among police officers, firefighters and other public
employees.
ERIE COUNTY, NY — Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz today announced the implementation of a policy in Erie County Child Protective Services («CPS»)
to allow designated
employees to access social network sites for the purpose of conducting a safety assessment or investigation.
As Wired GC posts here, 70 percent of London firms surveyed are restricting
employee access to social -
networking Web sites like Facebook.
So far, the responses by employers have varied widely — from banning outright all workplace
access to social networking sites,
to developing codes of conduct and guidelines for
employees» online activities.
Some organizations are also blocking
employee access to social media /
networking sites, so things like Twitter or Facebook comments don't even register on their horizon.
Starting in 2013, the New York Times reports that a UK - based Palantir
employee worked with Cambridge Analytica — going on
to gain
access to the dataset of 50M + Facebook users the latter firm obtained in 2014 via a third party personality quiz app deployed on the
social network giant's platform.