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Morally the equipment and services belong to the employer so to assume you can use them for personal reasons is a big assume. Whenever I'm asked to look at someone I always tell the owner to consult with a HR professional before using anything directly.

Nobody cares about your personal business. Just don't do dumb stuff like watching porn at work, email company data to your personal account. Or sit watching Netflix all day.

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Just because someone owns the hardware doesn't remove your right to privacy (neither morally nor legally in the UK/EU).

> Or sit watching Netflix all day.

Meh. I know a bunch of people who like having the TV or the radio on in the background. They're not actually listening to it, but they say they like the feeling of not being alone.

My mom does that when working around the kitchen. She'll have some news channel or similar on. She'll hear the same bulletins 10 times a day. And when in the evening something comes up at the dinner table, she'll have no recollection of ever having heard about it.

OK, but if someone's looking at you because of performance or whatever then having Netflix or YouTube open all day is not a good look.

That's precisely the point of their comment though. There's more context than just how long Netflix was open. It's not a "bad look" if it's literally how you do your job and are productive.

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