Lakes Distribution Company has its employees sign a policy that discloses the following:
-Lakes can monitor text messages sent using company cell phones.
-Lakes can monitor all e-mails sent by employees,regardless of which e-mail account used (company e-mail system or private,such as gmail or aol.com).
-Lakes requires that employees furnish access to their Facebook pages as a precondition of employment.
-Lakes monitors all Tweets and blog posts by employees.
-Which of the following is correct about Lakes' policy on text messages?

Question

Lakes Distribution Company has its employees sign a policy that discloses the following:
-Lakes can monitor text messages sent using company cell phones.
-Lakes can monitor all e-mails sent by employees,regardless of which e-mail account used (company e-mail system or private,such as gmail or aol.com).
-Lakes requires that employees furnish access to their Facebook pages as a precondition of employment.
-Lakes monitors all Tweets and blog posts by employees.​
-Which of the following is correct about Lakes' policy on text messages?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The monitoring policy fits within current legal standards. Companies are allowed to monitor electronic communications made by employees on company-owned devices and networks, as long as they inform their employees about the monitoring policies. As Lakes has disclosed its policy on text message monitoring and obtained employees' consent, it is within legal guidelines.

Lakes Distribution Company Has Its Employees Sign a Policy That