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Supreme Court Says Gov't Employee Texts Not Private

Posted by timothy on from the where-to-draw-the-line dept.

e9th writes "The Supreme Court, in a 9-0 ruling, has decided that government employers are entitled to examine all text messages sent with government-provided devices, even if the employee has agreed to pay for any excess message charges out of his own pocket. While the ruling only applies to government employees (at all levels), it may give private sector employees something to think about when using employer-provided devices."

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  1. Re:Simple. by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

    So you can text your best friend the lurid details of your latest sexual conquest.

    If you can fit the lurid details of your latest sexual conquest into 160 characters then it probably wasn't all that impressive ;) Besides, everybody knows that those conversations need to happen over a pint of beer....

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  2. Re:Simple. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you can fit the lurid details of your latest sexual conquest into 160 characters then it probably wasn't all that impressive ;)

    Yo-I jst fckd yr mom. She is 1 crzy btch. Lft her cuffd to yr bdrm clng fan. BTW u shld pbly burn yr pillow now. And yr shts. And yr bed. And all yr actn figrs.

    Exactly 160 characters.