BuckleySandler writes: On September 18, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held that an employee’s computer, issued by the employer, is not a “facility” subject to protections of the Stored Communications Act. Roadlink Workforce Solutions, L.L.C. v. Malpass, No. 13-5459, 2013 WL 5274812 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 18, 2013). In this case, an employer sued a…
Category: Workplace
MT: Commissioner: demanding Enemalta staff personal numbers may be illegal
Ivan Camilleri reports: A circular sent by Enemalta’s HR department asking its 1,500 employees to provide their ‘personal’ mobile numbers and e-mail addresses may be in breach of data protection laws, according to Commissioner Joseph Ebejer. Times of Malta is informed that the corporation’s new HR manager, former General Workers’ Union official Roberto Cristiano, recently…
Now what is this all about?
Reading Cryptome this morning, I came across this item: From: Bo Chen <bochen7e7[at]live.com> To: “cryptome[at]earthlink.net” <cryptome[at]earthlink.net> Subject: Cryptome : Help, I’ve been charged with a crime for using encryption, please make this into a news story! Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:38:00 -0500 I’m being wrongfully charged with a crime by the Addison PD in…
London Underground cleaners to refuse fingerprint clock-on
Jasper Hamill reports: Cleaners working on the London Underground will resort to industrial action this week in protest against the introduction of a controversial biometric clocking-in system. Starting at just after midnight on Thursday morning, “up to 300 cleaners” will join in the action by refusing to scan their fingerprints every time they clock on…