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General Internet Use
Half of all business Internet users spend 10% or more of their time surfing the Web for personal reasons.
Cerberian, Inc, June 2004
IDC analysts estimate that 30 percent to 40 percent of employees' on-the-job Internet use is not business-related.
Jupiter Media, Dec 2003
Offbeat-news site Fark.com sees peak traffic at 4 p.m. "The best I can figure is that people have an hour left to work but don't want to start another project," said Fark.com founder Drew Curtis. "They want to goof off for an hour. That's what I'm here for."
MORI Research, Jan 03
'Every year, non-business Internet usage increases by 10 to 15 percent,' according to Brian Burke, an IDC security analyst. ''As business use of the Internet grows, so does incidental use at the office, such as music downloads, sports and shopping.''
Jupiter Media, Dec 2003
60% of working women recommend the internet for daytime advertising targeted to them.
Nielsen/NetRatings, March 2004
90% of workers admit to recreational surfing on company time, accounting for nearly one third of their online activity.
American Management Association, 2001
Pornography
Accessing "adult content" is now the #1 use of the internet, search engines are #2.
eMarketer, June 2004
70% of all Internet porn traffic occurs during the 9-to-5 workday.
Donna M. Hughes, May 2001
40% of adult workers in the U.S. report having seen a co-worker knowingly access a pornographic site.
Cerberian, Inc, June 2004
The number of pornographic web pages now number 26 million, an increase of over 1,800 percent over the last five years.
Denver Post, Sept 2003
75% of business Internet users have accidentally visited pornographic Web sites while at work.
Cerberian, Inc, June 2004
Employees earning $75,000 to $100,000 annually are twice as likely to download pornography at work than those earning less than $35,000.
Donna M. Hughes, May 2001
Legal Liability
80 percent of companies reported that employees had abused Internet privileges, such as downloading pornography or pirated software.
CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, May 2003
Reports from the American Management Association (AMA) show that about 27 percent of Fortune 500 companies have had to cope with sexual harassment issues due to inappropriate images.
ElectricNews.net, May 2004
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) collected a $1 million fine from a company that allowed employees to store copyrighted music files (MP3's) on the corporate network.
CNET, April 2002
A company can be liable for up to $150K per pirated work if it is allowing employees to use the corporate network to download copyrighted material.
RIAA, 2003