I spy...someone looking at your in-box! According to a survey of 300 senior IT professionals, there's about a 30 percent chance that this is true. Those with systematic privilege powered by administrative passwords can access confidential data like salary details and personal emails. This is some shifty snooping, if you ask me, but employees are hopefully aware there's a possibility someone else might see communication via company property and act accordingly.

Jeff Quon, an employee of the Ontario, California police department, recently won a lawsuit against his employer, the city, and the service provider for his pager — which he used to send some racy text messages. The court unanimously decided in Quon's favor, stating there should be a “reasonable expectation of privacy” for messages handled by an outside company and, despite the context of his X-rated texts, nobody should have been looking in the first place without a valid warrant or employee permission.

While Quon came out on top in this case, avoid humiliating snafus by using your best judgment, which is something that I'm positive, comes naturally to all of you.

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