Desi poate va va veni greu sa credeti, anumite companii americane sterg datele angajatilor care se conecteaza la retelele lor, probabil pentru a impiedica eventuala distribuire de informatii confidentiale. Se pare ca angajatii care se conecteaza la retelele companiilor angajatoare ar avea afisat un mesaj de avertisment in momentul conectarii, acesta atentionandu-i la un moment dat in legatura cu actiunea pe care o poate lua compania in orice moment, insa majoritatea angajatilor accepta termenii companiei fara sa isi dea seama ce fac.
In early October, Michael Irvin stood up to leave a New York City restaurant when he glanced at his iPhone and noticed it was powering off. When he turned it back on again, all of his information—email programs, contacts, family photos, apps and music he had downloaded—had vanished […] It wasn’t a malfunction. The device had been wiped clean by AlphaCare of New York, the client he had been working for full-time since April. Mr. Irvin received an email from his AlphaCare address that day confirming the phone had been remotely erased.
In baza acestui avertisment si a acceptarii termenilor, companiile pot sterge datele smartphone-urilor utilizatorilor prin intermediul unei conexiuni de internet, unele facand acest lucru in cursul anului trecut. Desi nicio companie nu a fost deocamdata actionata in judecata in baza acestei practici, e greu de spus daca un tribunal ar putea da castig de cauza unui angajat din moment ce a fost de acord cu termenii impusi pentru utilizarea retelei companiei.
