When can an employer read your sexy texts?

A California SWAT team member who used his city-issued pager to text both his wife and girlfriend sued the city after it read his messages. The Supreme Court has now heard the case, but the justices seem a little fuzzy on the technology involved.

…later, department officials found that Quon was sending an average of 28 text messages per shift only three of which would have any relation to work.

Quon says that he agreed to pay for the overage charges and was told that was fine. He did this for some time, but his Lieutenant apparently got tired of collecting extra money every month and decided to report Quon’s routine overages to the city. Despite Quon paying the overage fees, the city pulled a record of his text messages and read through them.

According to court filings, many of the messages were “sexually explicit.” Some went to Quon’s wife, others to his mistress. The city had in place an explicit policy saying that electronic communications were not private, but Quon says that he was told limited private use was allowed and besides, he paid the overages, so he wasn’t costing the city money.

Quon sued the city and the police chief, arguing that his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure had been violated, and the case…

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When can an employer read your sexy texts?

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