Does Your Company have a Camera Phone Policy?

• Posted by Geoffrey G. Gussis on August 10th, 2005


• Filed in Risk Management & Compliance

Todd Mayover of (IP Counsel Blog fame) posts on the impact of camera phones on corporate espionage.  After you read the article (and Todd’s helpful pointers), you may want to consider reviewing your company’s site access and confidentiality agreements and policies:

"Have you ever tried to enter a federal courthouse armed with a camera phone? If you have, chances are you were turned away or your camera phone was confiscated by security until you left the building. This is because some proceedings inside the courthouse may involve the sharing of information that is not intended for the general public and should not be secretly recorded.

The same should be the case for employees and visitors who have access to secure areas of your company. As camera phone technology improves year to year, and those little camera phones become more and more sophisticated, it is possible for someone to take pictures of sensitive material for use outside of your company. As companies spend more and more to develop new products, it is imperative to keep all new projects secret and to limit the potential for information leaks."

Link: IP Counsel Blog: Camera Phones And Corporate Espionage.