BREAKING NEWS: Employer’s “Cyber-Snooping” on MySpace Results in Verdict in Ex-employee’s Favor

June 18, 2009

    Citation: Not yet recorded - Docket #06-5754

    Employee/Employer Implicated: Full- and part-time employees who use MySpace and other social networks; Managers

    e-Lesson Learned: When 'cyber snooping' on your employees, don't coerce and document your requests for information. The actions you take based on illegally obtained cyber information may be used against you in a costly lawsuit.

Pietrylo and gang have some good news to post on their MySpace profiles.  On June 16, 2009, after just 4.5 hours of deliberations, the jury had returned a special verdict to the court.  Although far from a windfall (the jury only awarded $3,403 in damages), we suspect it is a moral victory of sorts.

As we had noted in our previous post, this case thus represents an important precedent in the realm of employee privacy rights in the context of password-protected online content.  Content found on blogs and public social networking profiles may still enjoy the benefit of protected privacy when restrictions on access are implemented.  Employers should exercise caution when approaching employees about asking for access to private information. As a rule of thumb, don’t coerce the employee for information and always document your (non-coercive) requests.

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