They have you under surveillance by William Han Let me guess you are expecting some James Bond gadget when you read the title of this article. Perhaps you were thinking of some consiparcy theory about a secret organization. Nope! It's about your employer and how they have you under surveillance without you knowing it. How you ask? The computer on your desk. Yes, the same one you use for your emails, web surfing ,and god knows what else you use it for.

Picture this, a promising asian american in the corporate world decides to send a email to his buddies for a few laughs. On May 15, 2001, Peter Chung a young executive in Seoul hits the submit button after tying his email. His life is about to change and the poor guy doesn't even know what's coming to him. Here's the email word by word:

Subject: LIVING LIKE A KING
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:26:21 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19)
Content-Type: text/plain

So I've been in Korea for about a week and a half now and what can I say, LIFE IS GOOD....

I've got a spanking brand new 2000 sq. foot 3 bedroom apt. with a 200 sq. foot terrace running the entire length of my apartment with a view overlooking Korea's main river and nightline......Why do I need 3 bedrooms? Good question,.... the main bedroom is for my queen size bed,...where CHUNG is going to (expletive) every hot chick in Korea over the next 2 years (5 down, 1,000,000,000 left to go).... the second bedroom is for my harem of chickies, and the third bedroom is for all of you (expletive) when you come out to visit my ass in Korea. I go out to Korea's finest clubs, bars and lounges pretty much every other night on the weekdays and everyday on the weekends to (I think in about 2 months, after I learn a little bit of the buyside business I'll probably go out every night on the weekdays). I know I was a stud in NYC but I pretty much get about, on average, 5-8 phone numbers a night and at least 3 hot chicks that say that they want to go home with me every night I go out. I love the buyside,.... I have bankers calling me everyday with opportunties and they pretty much cater to my every whim - you know (golfing events, lavish dinners, a night out clubbing). The guys I work with are also all chilll - I live in the same apt building as my VP and he drives me around in his Porsche (1 of 3 in all of Korea) to work and when we go out. What can I say,.... live is good,... CHUNG is KING of his domain here in Seoul.....

So,.... all of you (expletive) better keep in touch and start making plans to come out and visit my ass ASAP, I'll show you guys an unbelievable time....My contact info is below....

Oh, by the way,... someone's gotta start fedexing me boxes of domes,...I brought out about 40 but I think I'll run out of them by Saturday..... Laters, CHUNG

(company name withheld)

The email spread so fast, the name peter chung was well known in the internet. So why would the story catch interest? Well other than the fact that he thought highly of himself and considered himself in the third person, it became a reality check for employees. That's right folks, your company watches every move you make on that computer. Any communication you make in the company is considered their property. That means the phonecalls are recorded, emails and internet activity is under watch, and the cookies cannot be erased on your computer. Peter chung just happen to be the lab experiment set as a example for the rest of us. His story was even written in the New York Times, and Sunday's magazine. His employers gave him the option to resign or being fired.

Peter chung became the laughing stock of the web world. So before you decide to install Aim to chat with your buddies, surf for personal sites, or play games during working hours. Think again! They got you under surveillance and ready to make you the next joke of the entire nation.