34% of colleagues have snooped at another’s screen

Nov 18
10:38

2006

Torbin Sundquist

Torbin Sundquist

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Information security is a top priority for many companies, especially for traveling employees who are prone to attacks. Passwords, firewalls and biometrics are only half the solution to data security.

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Using a 3M Privacy Filter can help improve employee productivity by allowing confidential information to be processed no matter where they are – in the office,34% of colleagues have snooped at another’s screen Articles on a train or plane or even in a restaurant.

3M’s patented microlouver technology works like tiny vertical blinds to block ambient light and narrow the viewing angle so that only persons sitting directly in front of your laptop are able to see on-screen data.

Some interesting facts:

  •  Nearly 40% of business travelers admit to snooping on unsuspecting seatmates.
  •  42% of business travelers have felt that someone was looking over their shoulder while they worked.
  •  34% of colleagues have snooped at another’s screen.

They have a funny commercialabout laptop spying called "Synchronized Snooping." Anyone who works in an open space or uses their laptop in public can relate to this. 

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