Devjani Mishra Quoted on msnbc.com
“Sexting Case Raises Workplace Privacy Issues: Technological Advances Blur Line Between Work and Personal Lives”

Devjani Mishra was quoted in the April 19, 2010 msnbc.com article, "Sexting Case Raises Workplace Privacy Issues: Technological Advances Blur Line Between Work and Personal Lives." The article discussed how the future of employee privacy rights in the workplace may fall on the U.S. Supreme Court City of Ontario v. Quon case involving a police officer and sexting. According to the article, Jeff Quon, a California SWAT sergeant, was given a pager from his employer, the Ontario Police Department. He was later found to have used the device not only for work but also for pleasure, often sending sexually explicit text messages to his wife and his mistress. Quon’s employer found out about his personal use of the pager after an investigation looking into excessive texting at the department. Quon claimed that his employer violated his privacy rights and that the messages were confidential. The article noted that as a result, Quon, his wife, his mistress, and another sergeant, all sued the department, the city of Ontario, and the paging service company, for violating their privacy rights.

Devjani commented that “the rise in workplace litigation and government regulatory efforts demonstrates the need to set clear guidelines for employees' Internet and social networking activities at the workplace.”