Posted By: MT on 2008-05-08
In Reply to: Hospital Disabling Internet Access for MT's - SS

They are most likely not disabling it because of confidentiality.  They just do not want the MTs surfing while they are supposed to be working.  If it bothers you, you might want to find a different job.  I doubt they will make any changes, but you could question it and see what happens.

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