Let's all look at this from another perspective. Ignore the bandwidth problem; there are ways around that. And assume that most people are smart enought to not view porn at work. So, the employer gives you space to work in, right? A cubicle, or at least a desk. Some supplies. However, we do bring personal items to enhance the work atmosphere, don't we? We put these on the desk, wall, and in drawers, e.g. in the employers space. Do these items then become the property of the employer? NO! Why, then, does a file or an email become the property of the employer just because they exist in the employer's server? IT'S THE SAME DAMN THING!!!
Ah HAH! You gave yourself away, Coward. "tell my boss that he needs to up my pay, for doing a task that is distasteful" pretty much nails you as someone who would surrender privacy because of personal feeling about porn. Just because business has managed to manipulate our rights up to this point (in separating personal life from work) doesn't mean it is justified. If employers would make the workplace a more friendly atmosphere, there would be fewer problems. Workers should be judged on their productivity, not what they do during downtime.
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Let's all look at this from another perspective. Ignore the bandwidth problem; there are ways around that. And assume that most people are smart enought to not view porn at work.
So, the employer gives you space to work in, right? A cubicle, or at least a desk. Some supplies. However, we do bring personal items to enhance the work atmosphere, don't we? We put these on the desk, wall, and in drawers, e.g. in the employers space. Do these items then become the property of the employer? NO! Why, then, does a file or an email become the property of the employer just because they exist in the employer's server?
IT'S THE SAME DAMN THING!!!
Ah HAH! You gave yourself away, Coward. "tell my boss that he needs to up my pay, for doing a task that is distasteful" pretty much nails you as someone who would surrender privacy because of personal feeling about porn.
Just because business has managed to manipulate our rights up to this point (in separating personal life from work) doesn't mean it is justified. If employers would make the workplace a more friendly atmosphere, there would be fewer problems. Workers should be judged on their productivity, not what they do during downtime.