Today, a Chicago anchorman was sentenced to six months of house arrest for hacking into his co-anchor's email and leaking embarrassing personal messages to tabloids.
What rights to workers have to privacy? Attorney Bill Martucci discusses workplace privacy with Law in Your Life host Angela Wilson in this podcast.
The 20-year old University of Tennessee student who hacked Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin's email was indicted this week by a grand jury. David C. Kernell face a $250,000 fine and up to five years in prison if convicted of unlawfully accessing Palin's personal email and posting its contents on the Web site 4Chan.
Kernell is the son of a prominent Tennesee Democrat. Some had accused the Alaskan governor of using her personal email for government business, a claim never proven. Read more in PC Magazine.
This case raises several online consumer issues:
Whether you use your personal or work email for clients, is what you type and save really confidential? Just how much privacy do you have in the workplace? Attorney Bill Martucci discusses this topic with host Angela Wilson.
Another issue with hijacked email is identity theft. What should you do if you think your ID was taken? How can you prevent it? We have the answers!
What if you share a confidential document subject to copyright and it is illegally posted online? Copyright law is the focus of this Law in Your Life podcast with attorney Annette Heller.
The son of a prominent Tennessee Democrat was tied to a hack job of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's personal email account. FBI agents served a warrant at a Tennessee apartment over the weekend searching for more details in the case. Once the Republican vice presidential nominee's email was hacked, some claimed she used it to conduct state business. Later, some said it was businesses that could not be done on the state's email system, which would have been a violation of election laws. Read more
No matter what side of the political spectrum you sit, privacy is a key issue for 21st century workers. It doesn't matter where you work, someone is likely watching what you do, when you do it, and logging every minute.
What should you know about electronic privacy in the workplace? From making cell phone calls, to checking your personal email, attorney Bill Martucci has the answers in this Law in Your Life podcast.
a CBS news anchor in Philadelphia faces up to six months in jail for hacking into a collegue's email. 51-year old Larry Mendte's actions led to the firing of his coanchor. When officials discovered Mendte had spied on her, he, too, was terminated. (Read more)
Just how much privacy do you have at work? And when does spying cross the legal line? Attorney Bill Martucci explains in this Law in Your Life podcast.
Workplace privacy is a hot topic.
In Washington, businesses are lobbying Congress to approve the Employee Free Choice Act. This act would make voting for unions public. Employees would have to disclose their names and their votes to employers.
In a recent article out of Alaska, workers learned that employers can not only view their online activities, passwords and Web sites, but also listen in on telephone conversations. (Read more at NWAhomepage.com)
Just what rights do you have at work? Can you make personal calls, or work on personal documents at your work PC? Attorney Bill Martucci has the answers in this Law in Your Life podcast with host Angela Wilson.
