As HR and IT huddle in more and more companies across the U.S. to decide which Web sites will be off limits at work, the national police force in Poland has made a decision regarding officers and social networking sites.
Poland’s national police headquarters has banned officers from using Nasza-klasa.pl, a site similar to Facebook (it translates to “our class”).
An internal investigation had shown police officers were using the site for idle chit-chat instead of working.
Officers will have access after their workdays end. Investigators on the police force using social networking Web sites to track down criminals will retain access at all times, according to the daily newspaper Dziennik.
Turns out, the other Polish government agencies have also prohibited their workers from viewing these sites on their work computers.
