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Court Limits Bosses' Access to Staff Emails

Landmark ruling extends constitutional protections to electronic communication

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2008 2:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – A federal court has ruled that emails and text messages on work accounts—routinely monitored by some employers—are protected by constitutional safeguards against unreasonable search and seizure. The ruling only applies to electronic communications supplied through outside servers, not internal systems. The ruling forbids...   Read full story »

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