Q.4 Inappropriate Digital Conduct

Bullying and/or harassment Bulling someone online with offensive or threatening comments, limiting groups from interacting and posting photographs or videos that are offensive (cyber bullying). Breach of Confidentiality Unauthorized use of the company's private information (accounts of profits and loses of the company, details of clients, trade secrets and so on). Negative comments When an employee posts negative comments towards other employees. This could lose the company employees and customers if the public saw behavior like this. (These generally include personal opinions). Bring the organization in disrepute When using inappropriate conduct online, a huge audience could access it in a short period. If your inappropriate behavior can be taken back to the company then it may damage the reputation of yourself and the reputation of the company. The effects on society With such a technological age it is very important to be careful what employees post online. A huge audience can be reached within a few seconds. If an employee had to post an inappropriate video online, it could have hundreds of views in just a few minutes and could initially damage the company's reputation. Positively it can be used to gain customers in various ways and negatively lose customers in one easy step. (People always remember what you have done wrong over what you have done right. Relevant articles: www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/social-media-and-inappropriate-conduct-employee www.zamaswazi07.blogspot.co.za