Is it legal for your job to tap your work cell phone # ?

Ultimate Guitar Hero!

yeah, its there property.

BUGBYTE

If they have you sign a waver for it... Probably in your New hire packet.

Steve Johns

absolutely not. the only people who can "tap Phones" is the government or police force with a written warrant

MamaBear

If they own the phone, then yes.

Elisa H

Yes because it is a work cell phone if it was personal it would be different. That is there property and they have every right to see what is happening or going on.

nita5267

If it's not, it should be. You should never have a conversation on a work phone that everyone can't hear.

network marketing helper

I dont think so unless they let you know first, and it also needs to be their property. they cant just tap your personal cell..
if they are that crappy of a place that they'd do that, i think id find a new company

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judirose2001

No. It is illegal to listen to private conversations. The only right they have is to look at the bill if they are paying for it. It is a breach of privacy.

kaylasmith928

well it is ur work cell phone # and if they gave u the phone then yes cus basically its their property but if they didnt give u the phone and dont have the phone under the work company name then no

wizjp

It's their phone

chrispl56

it is illegal

marie

It would seem to me that if they pay for it, it's really theirs and not yours at all, so yes, they would probably get away with that.

jdecorse25

Yes. It's not your phone, it's the company's and in essence, they are tapping their own phone. Completely legal.

xxxbballer03xxx

YUP... i think

Mel

If by "tap the phone" you mean, "record your conversations", the answer is "no." Recording a person's conversation without their permission is legally inadmissible as evidence. (This is why you hear that message when you call a customer service number, "Some calls may be recorded for quality assurance purposes....")

If by "tap", you mean, is it legal for them to review the activity on your account, see the text messages you are sending (different than voice recordings, this is more like e-mail, which companies DO have a right to see,) etc., then, yes, they have the right to do that. They are offering you the use of the phone but you have no expectation of privacy, just as you do not have that expectation (I hope!) when using a company-owned computer..

You probably signed a usage agreement when you received the phone - check to see what terms are specified.

Good luck.

zmvallo

Not without you saying that it is OK.

phil31904

Check your code of conduct. You should have a legal right to know that they can do this and it is consent by accepting employment. If not - then NO.

Sarah M

I think it differs state-to-state. I know in NY, only 1 party has to know it's being recorded. But if it's like you and your mom talking and neither of you know it's being tapped, then that's illegal (at least in NY).

ReallyHyper

If it belongs to the company then I don't see anything wrong with it.

KEVIN B

Its legal because its their property, but it is not admissible in court unless one of the parties on the conversation know about it.

wreckles247

iff its a work phone yes if not no

StaticTrap

Yes, if it is company owned then they have all rights to it. They can tap/monitor it, review all calling records, etc.

Ella

No, it's not even legal for them to tap your land line at work unless they warn you it could happen. YOu have to be pre-warned on anything like that unless it's because you commited a serious crime and the feds are trying to catch you

partypo21

Ahhh...NO!!! Its extremely illegal and they could get in HUGE trouble!!! First off they would need a warrant because its an invasion of privacy.

Etta P

If it a employer issued cell phone, then yes.

kmarie f

Yes it is illegal for work places or bosses to spy on there employees or vice versa. People can get sued for that.

BWK

No! absolutely not! You have been issued with the cell phone to make and recieve business calls. If your term and conditions also include a usage policy which will almost alway include fair use then the company accepts that private calls may be made and recieved. If the company are recording and using the information without your knowledge they are acting unlawfully. If the company does not have a fair use policy you must hand in the telephone each evening or turn it off after work time. I would also expect a company not allowing personal use to offer expense payments for the charging of the phone at home! It's an odd question to ask in the first place and makes me wonder, have you been upto something you maybe shouldn't have been???

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