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goodiewiggins

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I am curious as to whether it is legal for an employer to access and read their employees email. It happened to a co-workers daughter. The employer read their employees email and than instituted a policy deeming email only for business. I just want to know if the reading of employees email is illegal.

 


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sjbriggs

Guest
I'm no lawyer but I am an email administrator. According to the Electronic Communications act of 1986, the owner of the mail system and hardware owns the data as well and therefore has the right to do whatever they want with it.
 
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goodiewiggins

Guest
thank you for your response. I didn't know that and now I do.

thank you
 
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Attorney_Replogle

Guest
Yes it is legal (at least in CA) for employers to read employees email.

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Mark B. Replogle
 

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