This monitoring has been happening for a very long time at least since I worked in IT in 1997. I used to know all about the internal workings and would 'off hand' warn just about everyone whose path I crossed to watch their butts when it came to email and web activity. I was in a position where they knew I wasn't making this up.
My heart went out to many of the people as even though I too was a very hard, productive worker, there were times I needed a mental break and would naturally go up on the Internet or email friends (instead of to the break room or take a walk). This did not screw with my productivity.
Yet some people spent their whole morning up on the web as well as much as their afternoon and needed to have their ass fired. They were too. I did feel though that all of these people needed to know they were monitored and then at least they could make their own decisions.
>>>Yet some people spent their whole morning up on the web as well as much as their afternoon and needed to have their ass fired. They were too. I did feel though that all of these people needed to know they were monitored and then at least they could make their own decisions.>>>
But were they actually not doing anything? I have a browser up almost all day, although I am not doing something on it most of the time.