Lakes Distribution Company has its employees sign a policy that discloses the following:
-Lakes can monitor text messages sent using company cell phones.
-Lakes can monitor all e-mails sent by employees,regardless of which e-mail account used (company e-mail system or private,such as gmail or aol.com).
-Lakes requires that employees furnish access to their Facebook pages as a precondition of employment.
-Lakes monitors all Tweets and blog posts by employees.
-Which of the following is correct about Lakes' policy on Facebook access?

Question

Lakes Distribution Company has its employees sign a policy that discloses the following:
-Lakes can monitor text messages sent using company cell phones.
-Lakes can monitor all e-mails sent by employees,regardless of which e-mail account used (company e-mail system or private,such as gmail or aol.com).
-Lakes requires that employees furnish access to their Facebook pages as a precondition of employment.
-Lakes monitors all Tweets and blog posts by employees.​
-Which of the following is correct about Lakes' policy on Facebook access?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The policy by Lakes Distribution Company may be overly broad, prohibited in certain states, and may not fit within current legal standards regarding privacy and social media. Required access to employees' Facebook pages as a precondition of employment raises concerns about the invasion of employee privacy, and monitoring all Tweets and blog posts may not be legal or ethical without a clear reason for doing so.

Lakes Distribution Company Has Its Employees Sign a Policy That