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US employers slamming the door on Facebook

Social networking site Facebook has become so popular in the US that it's catching the attention of employers. A growing number are blocking their employees from accessing the site, reports security firm Sophos, due to concerns over lost productivity and threats to security and privacy. Will South African employers react the same way?

US employers are denying a growing number of workers access to Facebook, the now ubiquitous social networking site, a Sophos survey shows. The poll queried 600 visitors to the Sophos Web site over a period of weeks earlier this summer.

Some 43 percent said they had been denied access to Facebook at work. Another 7 percent said that access to the site was strictly limited to professional use.

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