Kathleen Lau reports: IT managers should heed the court ruling that found it to be a breach of privacy when police copied an employee’s hard drive without a warrant, even if child pornography was found. Why there must be a balance between corporate ownership and legal searching. An Ontario court judgment last week, which found…
Category: Workplace
St. Louis officers sue to block search of cell phones over body picture
Valerie Schremp reports: Four city police officers are suing to try to block the department from obtaining their personal cellphone records in an investigation of the unauthorized circulation of a photo of a man killed March 8 in a shootout. One unidentified officer has admitted to his bosses that he used his cellphone to take…
ACLU Of Florida tells Gov. Scott that requiring random drug testing of state employees was unconstitutional in 2004 and it still is
The ACLU of Florida has responded to an executive order issued by Florida’s Governor, Rick Scott, that mandates random drug testing of state employees. Noting the similarity of the order to a policy previously found unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2004, Howard Simon, Executive Director, ACLU of Florida, stated: “I’m not sure why Governor…
Ca: Personal files on work computers ruled private
Tracey Tyler reports: The Ontario Court of Appeal has recognized a right to privacy in the personal information Canadians store on work-issued computers. In a 3-0 ruling Tuesday, the court said a Sudbury high school teacher charged with having nude photos of a Grade 10 student on a laptop issued by the school board had…