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Infosys to snoop on staffers' rants on social media networks
Ref: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_infosys-to-snoop-on-staffers-rants-on-social-media-networks_1409514
Bangalore, Karnataka

If you are an Infoscion � an employee of Infosys Technologies �better be on your guard. That casual banter about a colleague or a project on Facebook or Orkut might land you in trouble.

Come August, whatever you post on the social media network will be under the company�s watch.
The technology biggie is planning to introduce a social media policy, a first in India, to make employees more responsible in their expressions. In an extreme scenario, an Infoscion could lose his job if his post on the social media network breaches the company�s code of conduct.

�We are addressing our concerns on privacy of client data that could be leaked out in the social media circles (by employees).
We also want our employees to understand that they are accountable and responsible for what they express (about the company) in that space,� Nandita Gurjar, senior vice-president and group head, human resources, Infosys, said on Tuesday.

Gurjar, however, declined to call it censorship. �It�s just discipline,� she said.

The company has a code of conduct in place for its internal social media network; it now wants to use it for external communication by employees. Most major global companies like Microsoft, Yahoo and Intel already have a similar regulation in place.

It spells out clearly what employees can express in that space and what they can�t.