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There are few options for dealing with a CIO with a bad attitude
Insight Dealing with a CIO who has a poor attitude and an ill-conceived motivational strategy can be a bleak situation. If you are ready to deal with the consequences of complaining about your boss, here are some solutions that might make a difference.
Where are my privacy safeguards?
Blogs Are most Asians compelled to take legal action when they feel their privacy has been violated? But, do they have any rig...
False workplace gossip can result in company liability
Insight The results of workplace gossip can be disastrous, so managers need to know how to stop it. This answer to a TechRepublic member's question examines the legal and ethical ramifications of allowing gossip to go unchecked.
Pushing the limits of harassment
Blogs In Talking Cock the Movie, a parody portrayed a young man who had joined his father's loan-shark business and hatched th...
Time for stricter harassment laws?
Blogs A remarkable scolding incident filmed on a handphone has appeared on Web sites. In it, a lady is seen launching a verbal...
'Curse of silence' smartphone flaw disclosed
News A German security researcher has demonstrated a denial-of-service attack that could affect Symbian-based smartphones made by Nokia and others.
Tags: PDA phones, Viruses and worms, Security, Smart Phone, F-Secure Corp., Telecommunications, Vulnerability, Attack, Spokesperson, Flaw
Can politics and technology go hand-in-hand in India?
Blogs Nine months back, when the Tata group chairman Ratan Tata unveiled the US$2,500 small car--Tata Nano--all eyes had turne...
Hostile work environment: A manager's legal liability
Insight Lawsuits involving hostile work environments are increasing every year. As a manager, you can be held liable for cases that happen under your watch. Find out how to keep your workplace free of sexual harassment.
Microsoft unveils security server beta
News Microsoft released a beta of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 software yesterday.
Tags: Firewalls, Antivirus software
Active management is the key in mitigating harassment liability
Insight E-mail filtering software by itself will not protect your organization in harassment cases. Creating and enforcing a solid Internet and e-mail use policy will prove that you've done all you can to keep harassment out of your organization.
Juno hit with second sexual harassment suit
News A former employee of Juno Online Services has sued the Internet services company, claiming its management fostered a work environment that was hostile to women.
Young ones still a target on the Net
Blogs weekly roundup Okay, you want the good news first or the bad news? According to a new study by the U.S. National Center ...
Amazon gives cut workers more time to sign
News Amazon.com workers recently cut from the online retail giant now have more time to consider a separation agreement that has raised the hackles of employees and labor advocates alike.
Anti-Arab sentiment festers online
News On America Online chat boards, interspersed between expressions of sympathy and discussions of the meaning and cause of the tragedy, AOL members report many people venting anti-Arab hatred.
US, Australia crack down on Web pagejackers
News Australia has teamed up with the US to crack down on a global Internet scam which takes unsuspecting users to pornographic Websites then takes control of the user's browser, repeatedly bringing up more porn pages.
