There have been a steady increase in the disciplining or termination of employees for the private use of computers. Many of us have reservations about some of these actions, but it is hard to argue with the Kinokawa city officials who demoted a civil servant who logged more than 780,000 hits on pornographic web sites in just nine months.

There are two striking aspects to this story. First, even with some clicks registered multiple clicks, it is hard to see how the man was able to do anything else at the office. Second, in Japan, you are just demoted for 780,000 hits on pornographic sites from your office computer. In addition to a demotion, he was given a $190 monthly cut in pay.

The man appears to have been undone by a virus that resulted in technical staff looking at his computer record.

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