How much information should be collected about employees and potential employees? Information gathering presents risks that employers will face when employees commit unlawful acts outside the scope of their work. Furthermore, failure to collect the correct information could pose risks depending on the case. These questions will be analyzed based on the data collected and the actual or constructive knowledge of the employer. To accurately elaborate on risk and the like, I will review employee monitoring at work, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, and respond in a superior manner. In the United States there is no direct legality for the protection of privacy rights. However, the United States Constitution provides what might be called protection of the right to privacy. There are some specific areas of privacy protected by the Constitution. These are the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. The First Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press, and association. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fifth Amendment protects citizens of the United States from self-incrimination. In this particular case, the company collects a wide variety of information about its employees. For current employees, the focus is on workplace cameras, monitoring Internet traffic via workplace computers, GPS tracking on employer vehicles. Potential employees are screened using pre-employment personality tests and background checks. There are some guidelines regarding what information can be collected and used against an employer. Focusing more on monitoring employers in the workplace would provide better insight into what can and cannot happen. Additionally, we will examine the risk that employers c...... middle of paper ...... JH "Understanding Respondeat Superior." Daniel JH Greenwood. Np, 04 December 2013. Web. 01 May 2014.G. (2011, September 27). International technical support. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.tsisupport.com/blog/2011/09/monitoring-internet-traffic-with-sonicwall-gms/Guerin, L. (n.d.). Cameras and surveillance in the workplace: rules for employers. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/workplace-cameras-surveillance- -rules-35730.htmlOverview of the Personal Data Protection Act. (2014, February 28). Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.pdpc.gov.sg/personal-data-protection-act/overviewPittman, J. (n.d.). Chapter one the duty to monitor and intercede. In Labor Law for Business (3rd ed., p. 21). Roche, B. (2014). Terms of tort. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://www.brienrochelaw.com/tort-law/tort-terms/k/knowledge/