To sp3ctre:
MrSnuggles... This is pure presumption, but I thought the only time these recorders were accessed was after a disaster? Surely no contents of the CVR or a video alternative are accessible to "the bosses" on a routine basis?
This was the gist for installing the CVR in the first place. Sadly, there are a few companies that sometimes use the CVR and FDR data to monitor pilots' performances and attitudes towards the employer/the job/etc so while it is not a standard procedure, there has been instances where "the bosses" have been poking around even though no accident has occured.