How has cyber technology created opportunities for workplace deviance?

There has always been what is deemed as deviant behavior from social norms for as long as society has existed. Deviant behavior is not criminal behavior exclusively. Some deviance is considered criminal and prosecutable by laws set from society but not all. Some actions that are considered deviant but not criminal are adultery, lying (in most cases), and having tattoos or piercings (if your overly conservative). The point is not what is deviancy but rather the fact that it has always been around and that it will continue to. This is exactly the case as we move forward into the digital era. More and more workplaces are using cyber technology and digital spaces. This means new societies and interactions are developing and laying down foundations. This also means that deviancy from social norms and protocols will happen as well. People will always try and push the boundaries of what is allowed and what they can get away with. A keyboard and monitor with a significant amount of anonymity will go a long way to bolster the resolve of an individual to act in ways they may not normally act in a physical sense. We would usually term people like this as a “keyboard warrior”. This leads to in no small amounts of temptation to perform deviant acts like copy private information, spend company resources/time on non-work-related activities, and look up information they have no reasonable reason to access. The main reason that these opportunities have been on the increase is because of increased ease of access and decreased accountability. We have already discussed when there is anonymity it will bolster resolve, but ease of access also does the same thing as well. With a lock of informational friction to act as a barrier there is decreased privacy. So, with a lack of interpersonal privacy and a decrease in personal accountability it creates the environment for increases in deviancy.