http://www.mspress.org/inkblots/2008/07/03/perry-juggling-transparency-with-privacy/ Here and there on this and that newspaper Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.mspress.org/inkblots/2008/07/03/perry-juggling-transparency-with-privacy/#comment-25054 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:32:24 +0000 http://www.mspress.org/inkblots/2008/07/03/perry-juggling-transparency-with-privacy/#comment-25054 Update on this column. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that employees have a presumption of privacy with text messages and e-mails even while using company accounts in the private sector, "although company policies that spell out the authority to read those e-mails would eliminate the expectation of privacy". The case is Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co. Inc., No. 07-55282. This article in the National Law Review by Pamela A. MacLean tells about it: <a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/PubArticleFriendlyLT.jsp?id=1202422619785" rel="nofollow"> Workers' text messages are private</a>. The ruling uses the Stored Communications Act I mentioned in the column. Again, this is private sector and not public sector government communications, but it could indicate the judiciary's thoughts on this matter in the future. Update on this column. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that employees have a presumption of privacy with text messages and e-mails even while using company accounts in the private sector, “although company policies that spell out the authority to read those e-mails would eliminate the expectation of privacy”. The case is Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co. Inc., No. 07-55282. This article in the National Law Review by Pamela A. MacLean tells about it: Workers’ text messages are private. The ruling uses the Stored Communications Act I mentioned in the column. Again, this is private sector and not public sector government communications, but it could indicate the judiciary’s thoughts on this matter in the future.

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