Posted by wacky on August 1, 2006, at 12:08:49
In reply to Re: Privacy - Following up by posting v. babblemail » Phillipa, posted by corafree on July 16, 2006, at 17:10:57
I concur with what's been said about privacy and can confirm that there is no expectation of privacy - in any use of the computer, your desk, your work space, etc. (this is California law). Once you walk into the door at work, you are there to serve your employer - and all equipment belongs to the employer. Therefore, your employer has every right to inspect every aspect of your work space (not your purse however). There remains a question whether an employer can monitor personal telephone calls made during a lunch break. My instinct says that goes too far - but you never know. So, use extreme caution, aside from the fact that most employers either forbid or frown on using work computer for personal use.
(I am a licensed attorney in California - so rules may be different in other states.)
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