There are so many forms of business surveillance that are basically straightforward and non – controversial to avoid further embarrassment if ever. Employers involved in manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution are constantly concerned with “shrinkage,” which is the loss of inventory due to pilferage or outright theft. Retail outlets are concerned with shoplifting, theft, and other components of business security. As a matter of routine, most of these establishments employ cameras or videocassette recorder player to record the activity at cash registers, displays of easily shoplifted items, inventory storage areas, and any other areas deemed appropriate. Prohibited activity is recorded and the company usually confronts the violators, firing and/or prosecuting them as appropriate.
Therefore, with the advent and innovations of the Internet and highly sophisticated telecommunication systems, the opportunities for employee misuse of employer resources, as well as the employers’ business surveillance capabilities, expanded greatly for the sake also of business establishments.