Employees being pressured to use illegal software, says FAST
More and more employees are coming under pressure from their employers to install unlicensed software on their network, says software licensing watchdog, the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
John Lovelock, chief executive at FAST commented: “We are hearing all too frequently from IT workers that employers are pressurising them into installing illegal software. It’s becoming increasingly common and easy for employers to save costs and even time, by putting software compliance in the ‘too difficult’ basket in these troubled economic times.”
FAST has called for employees who are co-erced into using illegal software to blow the whistle on their employers by contacting 01628 622 121 or visiting www.fastiis.org/our_services/enforcement/reportingPiracy. FAST is promising to champion the cause for employees who are put in a difficult position and provide expert guidance on how to deal with software piracy.
