Although you may find it hard to believe, certain American companies delete the data of employees who connect to their networks, probably to prevent the possible distribution of confidential information. It seems that the employees who connect to the networks of the employing companies would have displayed a message warning at the time of connection, warning them at a given moment about the action that the company can take at any moment, but most employees accept the company's terms without realizing what they are doing.
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.
Based on this warning and acceptance of the terms, companies can delete data from users' smartphones via an Internet connection, some doing so during the past year. Although no company has yet been sued based on this practice, it is hard to say whether a court could win in favor of an employee since he agreed to the terms imposed for using the company's network.
