사업장내 전자우편감시제도에 관한 연구

Study on E-mail Surveillance in the WorkplaceChang-beom YiAs informatization in business has been accelerated with widespread diffusion of information and communication equipment including internet and Personal Computer, there have been so many changes in the work condition and environment. For surely, usage of information and communication equipment increased effectiveness and convenience in business. However it also caused increase in time that employees spend on private email and messenger activities during working hours, which led accidents of leaking or disclosing secret information of businesses through email happen.Even though many Employers feel the necessity of monitoring online activities of employee, adverse criticism over privacy intrusion just don’t let them put themselves forward aggressively. Meanwhile, some business entities recklessly monitor online activities of employee in public or in secret. Therefore, there’s strong need to provide rational standard for legal monitoring of employee’s online activities in the workplace.This study aims at providing theoretical ground and limitation of surveillance and establishing standard for email monitoring based on those. Guideline provided in this study can also be applied in the field of monitoring employee by RFID, smartcard, CCTV, etc.