Copland v. United Kingdom – Times Law Reports

Posted April 24th, 2007 in human rights, law reports, privacy by sally

Employee’s privacy breached by employer’s monitoring

Copland v. United Kingdom (Application No. 62617/00)

European Court of Human Rights 

“The collection and storage of information by an employer of an employee’s telephone, e-mail and internet usage at the place of work was, in the absence of any legal provisions, unjustified.”

The Times, 24th April 2007

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