The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled on a case that many legal experts believe clearly delineates the e-mail privacy rights of computer users in the workplace. Judge Stan Musing declared that employees have a right to expect that their employers will refrain from monitoring e-mail messages transmitted on company systems.
The case went to court after programmer Augustus Lindsey's supervisor monitored his e-mail and intercepted a message from Lindsey to a colleague. The message read: "That little sex kitten has been driving me wild. She's moaning and begging for it every minute. Last night I was afraid someone would hear, and we'd be thrown out of the building. But don't worry — all is arranged. Wednesday she gets the knife."
Lindsey's supervisor alerted authorities, suspecting that a crime was in the making. Lindsey was arrested on the spot and spent an uncomfortable night discussing the situation with the police.
However, he was released in the morning, just in time to get his female cat to the vet for spaying. Lindsey sued his boss for invasion of privacy and sought punitive damages as well.
2006-08-04 15:24:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Hey gang, try not to forget that this the JOKE & RIDDLE section, not the SOAP BOOK section.
2006-08-04 15:44:12 · update #1
lol thanks ♥
2006-08-04 15:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ The One You Love To Hate♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting story...please post the source of this case. I have access to the proceedings of the OK Supreme Court but am unable to find anything regarding this citation. I was unable to locate the "Augustus Lindsey" as filing any legal motions in Oklahoma.
2006-08-04 23:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the ruling that employers should not be allowed to monitor emails. While they could always take the Hard Drive and find it there since they technically own the tower, open monitoring of daily emails is a blatant violation of privacy. Employees should not abuse email with personal messages anymore than they would abuse the company phone for personal calls. An employer would not be allowed to tape the phone calls of the employees so why should they be allowed to view the emails?
2006-08-04 22:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by queenofalot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmm...interesting.
2006-08-05 08:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by *art blest* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stupid idiot boss
2006-08-04 22:27:40 · answer #5 · answered by RuneWitchSakura1988 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋