Earlier this week, I noted a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that concerned workplace privacy. Apparently, the UK media’s coverage of that ruling has been variously dramatic or inaccurate. So much so, it seems, that Andrew Cutting, Council of Europe spokesperson/media officer issued a statement about media misrepresentation of the ruling: Certain parts of the…
Category: Workplace
Private messages at work can be read by employers, says court
Kevin Rawlinson reports: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said a firm that read a worker’s Yahoo Messenger chats sent while he was at work was within its rights. Judges said he breached the company’s rules and that his employer had a right to check he was completing his work. Such policies must also protect…
Chicago police must finally produce stingray records, judge orders
Cyrus Farivar reports: A local activist has won an important intermediary step in his legal quest to force the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to produce documents that fully explain the department’s use of cell-site simulators, also known as IMSI catchers. In a Monday opinion in Martinez v. Chicago Police Department, Cook County Circuit Judge Kathleen Kennedydenied the city’s motion…
UK: Outrage sparked by Daily Telegraph use of employee-tracking devices
Cara Waters reports that the newspaper has quickly removed tracking devices from journalists’ desks after a backlash from unions and staff. Did they somehow now think that journalists might not mention or report on the surveillance?? Britain’s Daily Telegraph has sparked outrage from unions and staff after installing workplace monitors on journalists’ desks. Buzzfeed UK reported employees came into work on…