A Company Computer and Questions About E-Mail Privacy
The New York Times
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Connecticut by Scott Sidell, who ran the finance company Structured Settlement Investments, involves an unsettled area of the law, where changes in technology create tension between expectations of personal privacy and companies' rights to monitor the equipment they provide to employees. The case's unusual combination of facts, which are in dispute, paves the way for a decision that could help set a precedent for dealing with personal e-mail at work.
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