Hi Windwalker

I believe that you are perfectly within your rights to employ IP sniffers, etc. to protect your network system from employees inappropriate use, whether it is illegality, against work policy or using forbidden software.

That said, those same sniffers can capture employees private data as well, such as a confidential private emails, credit card numbers (used when shopping during lunch time) and or various online account details.

As an employer, you have to make sure that your "sniffer" has the narrow task of protection and not used, in anyway, to gather your employees private information, which you could be held liable for.



UK Bob