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Issue 11 > Sept, 2010
TEXT MESSAGING ISSUES AND BLOGS

The Supreme Court of the United States finally weighed in on the issue of text messaging in the recent case decided in June 2010. In Quon v. City of Ontario, the Supreme Court of the Untied States held that text messaging sent by police officers while on duty, may be intended to be private and such privacy may give way to the legitimate interest of the employer to search     ... read more >

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