November 1, 2003

• Microsoft fires worker over weblog
  

  
  

  By Todd Bishop

  
  

  SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

  
  

  Hanscom noticed something interesting on the loading dock on his way into Microsoft a week ago -- three pallets of shiny new Apple Power Mac G5 computers.

  
  

  He found the arrival of the computers interesting enough to stop and snap a photo. Later, posted it to his weblog, under the words, "It looks like somebody over in Microsoft land is getting some new toys."

  
  

  On Monday his manager informed him that he was being let go. Hanscom says he took from the conversation that the post was considered a security risk....

  
  

  As the weblogging phenomenon has taken off, there have been incidents around the country in which companies fired employees for posting in their personal weblogs work-related material that executives consider compromising or inappropriate.

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