Court will rule on privacy of text messages sent on employer-owned devices
 

The police department in Ontario, Calif., was sued after the chief read sexually explicit texts sent by officers. An appeals court sided with officers, saying they had an expectation of privacy.

Reporting from Washington - The Supreme Court said today it would rule for the first time on whether employees have a right to privacy when they send text messages on electronic devices supplied by their employers.

The justices agreed to hear an appeal from the police department in Ontario, Calif., that was successfully sued by Sgt. Jeff Quon and three other officers after their text messages -- some of which were sexually explicit -- were read by the police chief.

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that's crazy.. thanks for the heads up

If you are dumb enough to do that kind of stuff on a work phone you brought whatever happens to you on yourself.

Kind of like if you surf for porn at work, don't be shocked if your boss shows up at our desk one day not very happy with you.

Yea - I honestly don't see how that's at all different than surfing porn on work. If the cops wanted privacy, they should have gotten a personal phone.

and dont write erotic text messages either when you are driving a train