Abstract
Recent court decisions in In re Asia Global Crossing, Ltd., People v. Jiang, and Curto v. Medical World Communications have held that attorney-client privilege can protect certain information located on an employer-issued computer from disclosure if the employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy. This Article provides a brief background on attorney-client privilege and explores the factors courts consider when determining whether an employee has this reasonable expectation. These factors include the scope of employer monitoring, the employer-employee agreement pertaining to the computer, the presence of password-protection, the location of the computer, and the relevancy of the evidence to a particular legal proceeding.
First Page
6
Recommended Citation
Kelcey Nichols,
Hiding Evidence from the Boss: Attorney-Client Privilege and Company Computers,
3 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech.
6
(2006).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wjlta/vol3/iss2/2