
Dear friends, I consider it interesting that you take a look at the rules that Apple has regarding what their employees can and cannot do in relation to the use of social networks and internal privacy policy. After learning that an employee has been fired because of his comments on Facebook, some will consider the dismissal exaggerated, but I don't see anything out of the ordinary being asked for, I consider it a totally normal policy to guard against his employees mentioning the name "Jobs" to no avail.
Below a highlights summary, published in 9TO5Mac about:
Apple employees They can have their personal websites, but they can't talk about anything to do with Apple..
Apple employees They cannot comment on sites that are related to or talk about Apple.
All employees have an address @apple.com for professional matters and another @me.com (pre-iCloud) for personal issues.
Do not enter the speculative game of rumors.(no matter how strong they are).
Apple has a business strategy based on HRCCC: Honesty, Respect, Confidentiality, community and compliance.
La political of business conduct and principles of Apple is applicable to your employees, independent contractors, consultants, and anyone else who does business with Apple.
You can participate in Blogs, online social networks and any other online publication, what you do in your spare time is your private life, but without commenting absolutely nothing on Apple. You must be very aware of how you present yourself on social media like facebook, twitter, linked in... if you present yourself privately without being associated with Apple is your life, but if you present yourself as an Apple employee or are known as such, check Apple's privacy policy before commenting nothing.
Respect the privacy of your colleagues, do not post anything about them without their consent. Blogs, Social Networks and others should not be used for internal communications between co-workers.
Respect the privacy of our customers. It is a priority that we respect the privacy of our customers. Do not use or share customer information for any purpose. This includes contact with clients for social reasons or soliciting business outside.
Only people officially designated by Apple have the authority to speak on behalf of the company.. If you identify yourself as an Apple employee, however, people may confuse your views with those of the company. Make this point very clear when giving your opinion on any site.
Protect sensitive Apple information. As an Apple employee, you have an obligation to protect the company's confidential, proprietary and trade secret information. This obligation is laid out in a number of places including the Intellectual Property Agreement you signed in your contract and in Apple's Confidential Information Policy.
Respect copyright.For the protection of Apple, as well as your account, it is very important that you comply with all laws governing the use of copyright and use of copyrighted material owned by third parties. For example, this means that You must not use any Apple logos or images for your own personal use.. In addition, you may not copy, digitize, modify, or distribute any part of a protected work without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.
Remember that there may be consequences for what you postIf you are about to post something and have concerns about whether or not you are following these guidelines or any Apple policy, please speak to your manager or HR staff before posting.
In short, in my humble opinion, as I have already told you before, totally understandable rules for a company with so many employees, which must maintain total confidentiality in it. Do not forget that many companies seek and spy on Apple to try to harm it. Another thing is that they get it, which seems to me that it will not be.
Very good article and I totally agree with you, the sad thing is that they have to write it, what about that time when people had half a brain? Many moral and professional values have been lost, it's a shame, the more we need it, people seem to have totally lost their common sense.
Regards and keep it up