NU Online News Service, June 24, 11:15 p.m. EDT
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the right of a municipality to examine the text messages of a public employee has created speculation that the ruling could set a precedent for private employers or others.
In the City of Ontario v. Quon, the court unanimously upheld the right of Ontario, Calif. to examine the personal texts of a city police officer, Jeff Quon, on his city-provided pager. In this case, the city was examining the messages because it was considering increasing the amount employees could send.
Police department officials found some inappropriate texts sent by Quon, who sued Ontario and said the search of his texts was a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
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