My employer installed spy software on my company cell phone without my knowledge. Do I have a case

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My employer installed spy software on my company cell phone without my knowledge. Do I have a case

My company issued cell phone had spy software
installed on it i was being spied on by my employer
without my knowledge. I had to seek counseling my
doctor over this incident my employment was
terminated.

Asked on October 29, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

No, you do not have a case. The owner of an electronic device--a phone, a laptop, a tablet, etc.--is legally entitled to monitory its usage. They did nothing illegal wrong in "spying" on a "company issued cell phone." For future reference: assume that any and everything you do on a company-issued device or company-provided network may be monitored. 


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