A judge in New York has ruled that a city employee can’t be fired for repeatedly surfing the Web at work. The administrative law judge ruled that the “Web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone” and the worst the 14-year Department of Education employee can get is a reprimand.Toquir Choudhri was accused of repeatedly ignoring his supervisor’s admonitions to get off the Web. A search of Choudhri’s PC revealed he had been visiting travel and news sites.This is good news for 99% of American office workers. Now we just have to join that union… Via USA Today Related content news analysis FBI/IC3: Vile $5B business e-mail scam continues to breed FBI/IC3 reports over 40,000 worldwide victims and $5 billion in the latest reckoning By Michael Cooney May 08, 2017 5 mins Security news analysis Ultimate geek dream? NASA challenges you to jump on the FORTRAN bandwagon! NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge By Michael Cooney May 05, 2017 4 mins Government Open Source Enterprise Applications news analysis Fragmented, disorganized IT systems thwart feds ability to track visas DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases. By Michael Cooney May 04, 2017 5 mins Analytics Data Center Security news analysis TSA: “As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.” TSA finds live anti-tank round in carry-on bag By Michael Cooney Apr 28, 2017 2 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe