How do I monitor employee computer activity?

If you want to monitor employees computer activity:

1> A common error is gradually expanding the scope of monitoring once it's already in place . For example, you might start by tracking work hours, but slowly extend to monitoring website visits, email content, and then application usage.

2> This "scope creep" is risky because your monitoring may eventually no longer be justified under data protection law, as the original purpose no longer aligns with the breadth of data collected.

3> When you monitor employees computer activity, you are processing personal data. A serious mistake is ignoring data protection laws like the GDPR or the Personal Information Protection Law. For instance, collecting biometric data (fingerprints for time clocks) or health-related data requires stricter legal justification.

Additionally, storing this data indefinitely is a problem; you should implement a data lifecycle management policy, such as retaining activity logs for no longer than six months and deleting data promptly when an employee leaves.