According to the California man, the company wanted access to all facets of his cell phone use including texts, social median, calls, photos, internet history, and app usage.
It might have been reasonable had the company wanted to view information on a phone they had provided, but shockingly, the worker claimed that it was his personal phone his job wanted to dig through. Not only were they interested in monitoring his use during work hours but wanted to continue surveilling him during his time off.
As expected, the violation of privacy raised red flags in the employee’s mind, and he was 100% sure that some code of ethics was being violated so he reached out to other Redditors for advice on how to proceed.
The first person to comment pointed out, “Cali has special laws on this. Discuss whether you should pick up a burner and bill it to the company, or whether they would rather issue you one.” He went on to tell the man that if his employer is insistent on having access to his phone, they need to compensate him to get a replacement for his personal use or simply provide a company phone.
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It might have been reasonable had the company wanted to view information on a phone they had provided, but shockingly, the worker claimed that it was his personal phone his job wanted to dig through. Not only were they interested in monitoring his use during work hours but wanted to continue surveilling him during his time off.
As expected, the violation of privacy raised red flags in the employee’s mind, and he was 100% sure that some code of ethics was being violated so he reached out to other Redditors for advice on how to proceed.
The first person to comment pointed out, “Cali has special laws on this. Discuss whether you should pick up a burner and bill it to the company, or whether they would rather issue you one.” He went on to tell the man that if his employer is insistent on having access to his phone, they need to compensate him to get a replacement for his personal use or simply provide a company phone.
Man Says His Company Is Making Him Download An App That Monitors His Location, Texts, Photos & Internet History On His Personal Phone
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