Rejected petition Stop bosses from having access to looking at our personal messages.

For those unaware a new law was passed by the European Court for Human Rights which makes European bosses in a legal position to look at their employees internet text communications, such as 'WhatsApp', 'Facebook' and 'iMessage'. This takes away our right of privacy and makes us feel violated.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35301148

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

This is not a new law. It is a decision on a particular case made by the European Court of Human Rights. Under UK human rights laws, judges in the UK must take into account the ECHR's decisions but are not bound by them.

You could ask the UK Parliament to pass a law protecting the privacy of employees' personal messages.

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Date submitted 14 January 2016
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