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Microsoft Lync Server Gathers Employee Data Just Like NSA

Posted by timothy on from the except-they're-not-the-government-and-all dept.

coondoggie writes "Microsoft's Lync communications platform gathers enough readily analyzable data to let corporations spy on their employees like the NSA can on U.S. citizens, and it's based on the same type of information — call details. At Microsoft's Lync 2014 conference, software developer Event Zero detailed just how easy it would be, for instance, to figure out who is dating whom within the company and pinpoint people looking for another job."

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  1. And why should you expect anything different? by halo1982 · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you're instant messaging someone on the company's IM platform on the company's time why the fuck would you have any expectation of any sort of privacy?

    I know my company can see everything I can do when I'm logged on to their computer. This is part of the agreement I signed with them. It's also the reason why I don't do stupid shit on my company's network like look for another job or send out resumes from my company email address.

    Oh wait, the outrage is because it's Microsoft. Got it.

  2. Re:Assume all MS products are spying on you. by dreamchaser · · Score: 5, Informative

    People should assume that with any means of communication they use in the workplace. There is no guarantee and should be no expectation of privacy when using an employer's systems.