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Advice You - Employees, Get Used to Working under Surveillance
Let's face it. Monitoring employees' e-mail, tracking their Internet use, logging everything done at keyboards has become the norm in Corporate America.
With computer monitoring software so cheap and easy-to-apply it's no wonder that workplace survei
With computer monitoring software so cheap and easy-to-apply it's no wonder that workplace survei
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
llance becomes more and more widespread.
Here are some figures from the 2005 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey made by American Management Association and the consulting firm ePolicy Institute:
76% of companies monitor websites their emplo
Here are some figures from the 2005 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey made by American Management Association and the consulting firm ePolicy Institute:
76% of companies monitor websites their emplo
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
yees visit, and 65% use software to block connections to certain websites.
36% use software to log keystrokes and keep track of the time spent at keyboards. 50% store and review computer files.
55% store and review employees' email messages.
So, wh
36% use software to log keystrokes and keep track of the time spent at keyboards. 50% store and review computer files.
55% store and review employees' email messages.
So, wh
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
erever you work, the odds of your company's keeping a keen technology-aided eye on you are pretty high. There is no such thing as privacy at the workplace, experts say. Let's not have any illusions about it. Even if you are allowed to use workplace co
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
mputer at lunchtime or after work, the policy covering the use of computers and the Internet applies as well.
According to the same study, 84% companies surveyed do have rules covering personal use of email, 81% have established policies governing th
According to the same study, 84% companies surveyed do have rules covering personal use of email, 81% have established policies governing th
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
e Internet use. So, majority of organizations at least have set up rules for everybody to observe.
80% of organizations that monitor keystrokes and time spent at keyboards let employees know about that. 86% notify staff about email monitoring, and 89
80% of organizations that monitor keystrokes and time spent at keyboards let employees know about that. 86% notify staff about email monitoring, and 89
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
% alert workers that their Web activities are tracked. These figures show that for vast majority of employers the aim is to make workforce to comply with the rules rather than to catch somebody red-handed. The remaining 20%, 16% and 11% probably carry
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
out clandestine monitoring. Too bad, but there is little employees can do in most such cases.
It seems odd, but under the law, in many states employers aren't obliged to warn employees about computer and /or email monitoring. We may grumble it's not
It seems odd, but under the law, in many states employers aren't obliged to warn employees about computer and /or email monitoring. We may grumble it's not
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
fair, we might protest, but that's that. At least in the vast majority of organizations monitoring is not surreptitious.
If the rules are set, the only option is to conform to them. And try not to take offense, though it is not easy. Though employer
If the rules are set, the only option is to conform to them. And try not to take offense, though it is not easy. Though employer
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
s sometimes are carrying it too far, in most cases they aren't doing it out of pure malice. Company owners are protecting themselves from reputation-damaging scandals, costly workplace harassment lawsuits and data leakage.
Employers are expected to p
Employers are expected to p
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
rotect employees from hostility at workplaces, and they monitor, say, email messages to spot those who are sending obscene or hateful emails. Software for email monitoring costs far less than a single compensation payment in case the victim sues the f
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
irm. Lots of companies can't afford litigation; those who can, don't want it.
Even logging every keystroke can be justified if the employees are dealing with trade secrets or some other highly valuable (in a direct sense of this word) information. It
Even logging every keystroke can be justified if the employees are dealing with trade secrets or some other highly valuable (in a direct sense of this word) information. It
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
doesn't necessarily imply distrust -- some companies just won't survive if some confidential information is lost.
If the employer doesn't allow staff to surf a bit during lunch breaks, it doesn't at all mean the boss is a petty tyrant or just greedy
If the employer doesn't allow staff to surf a bit during lunch breaks, it doesn't at all mean the boss is a petty tyrant or just greedy
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
. There is another reason for these restrictions.
Unrestricted Web surfing from workplace computers leads to corporate PCs swarming with malicious software. In fact, lots of these computers already are choke full of various unwanted programs, some of
Unrestricted Web surfing from workplace computers leads to corporate PCs swarming with malicious software. In fact, lots of these computers already are choke full of various unwanted programs, some of
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
them extremely dangerous.
Last October, America Online and the National Cyber Security Alliance examined the computers of 329 randomly selected Internet users and found that 85 percent of them contained some form of spyware. The average "infected" c
Last October, America Online and the National Cyber Security Alliance examined the computers of 329 randomly selected Internet users and found that 85 percent of them contained some form of spyware. The average "infected" c
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
omputer had more than 90 spyware and adware programs.
The State of Spyware Report, made by Webroot Software released on May 3, says:
During Q1, 2005, 87% of scans made with Webroot's SpyAudit software found some form of unwanted program (Trojan, sys
The State of Spyware Report, made by Webroot Software released on May 3, says:
During Q1, 2005, 87% of scans made with Webroot's SpyAudit software found some form of unwanted program (Trojan, sys
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
tem monitor, cookie or adware) on corporate PCs.
Excluding cookies, which are not such a serious problem as key logger programs or Trojan horses, more than 55% of corporate PCs contained unwanted programs. There were an average of 7.2 non-cookie infe
Excluding cookies, which are not such a serious problem as key logger programs or Trojan horses, more than 55% of corporate PCs contained unwanted programs. There were an average of 7.2 non-cookie infe
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ctions per PC.
Now consider the fact that no single anti-virus or anti-spyware product protects against all the crap that might land in workplace computers. You are lucky if it's just irritating adware. But in case of programs capable of stealing inf
Now consider the fact that no single anti-virus or anti-spyware product protects against all the crap that might land in workplace computers. You are lucky if it's just irritating adware. But in case of programs capable of stealing inf
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ormation, like keyloggers or keylogging-containing Trojans, a single "overlooked" program may mean lost valuable data.
Of course, no regulation is perfect. Everywhere where there are rules, policies and regulations there is always room for abuse or m
Of course, no regulation is perfect. Everywhere where there are rules, policies and regulations there is always room for abuse or m
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
isunderstanding. It seems that the human factor is the weakest link here.
Ancient Romans used to say "Dura lex sed lex" (the law is harsh but it is a law). Present-day computerized workforce can paraphrase it "the policy is strict but it's a policy".
Ancient Romans used to say "Dura lex sed lex" (the law is harsh but it is a law). Present-day computerized workforce can paraphrase it "the policy is strict but it's a policy".
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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