Increasingly, people are landing in hot water with employers over blogs about their work. A new term has emerged as a result. According to UrbanDictionary.com, to be "dooced" means "losing your job for something you wrote in your online blog, journal, website, etc."
Below are the common legal pitfalls to look out for:
Data Protection: Company information used or employees mentioned in identifiable terms
Trademarks: Incidental use only permitted
Terms in employment: Conditions may preclude blogs (although not usually expressly)
Terms in employment: Conditions may preclude speaking about company matters which a blog will capture
Libel and defamation: Derogatory or unfavourable disclosures may expose liability
Confidentiality: Leakage of sensitive information
Copyright: If content is done at work, all that the blogger produces or contributes to belongs to the company
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