On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 14:44, Michael Halcrow wrote: > > Businesses also... businesses are allowed to view their employees' email > > (this is my understanding anyway)... aren't they allowed to do this because > > they own the servers? > BYU's right to ownership does not supercede my right to privacy. If I > use their restrooms, I have a legal right to not be videotaped by BYU > just because I am using their porcelain thrones. A landlord cannot > install a hidden camera in the bedroom of a tenant, and then pull the > argument ``aren't I allowed to view the actions of tenants while they > are in an apartment that I own?'' Just because I am using your > property does not give you a carte blanche to monitor whatever I do in > whatever way you see fit.
The issue of businesses reading email or files on company property is different since you are an employee. See here[1] and here[2]. Of course, just because they can, doesn't mean they *should*. I think something that a lot of people at BYU forget is that students are customers of the university (yes I realise most of the tuition is paid by tithing but it's entirely irrelevant). You are paying them for that service, just like in Mike's other examples so I would agree that it's completely inappropriate to read your email. Corey 1. http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/edt626/Privacyhtml/email.html 2. http://cobrands.business.findlaw.com/employment_employer/nolo/ency/751CFB9F-5A4B-48FB-A85BC08E2D9862E5.html
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