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Re:Private messages at work can be read by EU employers by brazzledazzle on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @10:17AM (#10894876)
It's possible the usernames were similar but the profile and log directories have a very clear separation between accounts that any IT person would be able to see. This sounds more like a justification after the fact.
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Re:Private messages at work can be read by EU employers by debacle on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @10:43AM (#10895073)
If the file is on your work PC it belongs to your employer. It's a sticky situation but that's how it is.
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Re:Private messages at work can be read by EU employers by Nadya on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @12:46PM (#10896040)
Which is why I use an external thumb drive with portable software and save any personal files to the thumb drive. It may hit their network but nothing is stored on their computers. Which gives plausible deniability - and I do not think they can legally search the thumb drive.

Not that I'm paranoid about my current employer (extremely relaxed culture) but it is something I do out of habit.

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Re:Private messages at work can be read by EU employers by totalgeek on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @01:16PM (#10896272)
They may have the right to search your thumb drive if they believe you are downloading company data that may help the competition or cost revenue.
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Re:Private messages at work can be read by EU employers by debacle on Thursday January 14, 2016 @11:06AM (#10902188)
They have the same right to search your thumb drive as they have to search your house, which is none.
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