Who's reading over your shoulder? With more employees now working in public places, for a break from the office or while on the go, 57% said they've had to stop their work because of privacy concerns, and 70% think they'd be more productive if no one else could view what they're working on.
Those findings come from a survey of 800 computer-using professionals, conducted by Luth Research and commissioned by 3M, which manufactures physical privacy filters for PCs and mobile devices.

But is the risk of so-called "visual data breaches" real? Well, snooping is certainly a threat, according to Hugh Thompson, chief security strategist of People Security. "Information revealed on mobile devices outside the workplace now creates a window into a corporation's most confidential data -- whether it is regulated or simply company secrets -- and significantly raises the threat level of visual data breaches."

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