An employer does not violate the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by digging through an employee's e-mails in computer storage, since the law bans an “interception” only if it occurs at the time of transmission, the Third U.S.
Federal Law Allows Employer Search of Stored Worker e-Mail, Court Says
An employer does not violate the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by digging through an employee's e-mails in computer storage, since the law bans an "interception" only if it occurs at the time of transmission, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
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