Protection of privacy is an important issue and one that has often been
             passionately debated in political, social and business circles since
             privacy is no longer a free commodity. There was once a time when we could
             take privacy for granted but with advanced technology and better modes of
             communication taking over rapidly, privacy has become a debatable issue and
             the most serious concern of business organizations is how should privacy be
             protected without compromising the organizational need for security.
             In his article Right to Privacy in the Workplace in the Information,
             Lloyd Rich (1995) maintains that while the constitution doesn't explicitly
             grant rights to privacy, Supreme Court has over the years advocated more
             privacy and has supported the individual's right to a private right under
             Fourth Amendment. The main concern of employees today is protection of
             their private communication conducted through and saved on computers. The
             email that an employee sends is meant for the recipient only and he world
             thus not appreciate it being intercepted by the employer. However the
             employer feels that for the sake of the security of the entire
             organization, it is his duty to monitor private communication. The dilemma
             arises: should we allow the employers to invade our privacy or should be
             invoke our constitutional rights to privacy and stop any violation of the
             This article helps us understand what exactly are our privacy rights under
             the constitution so we can protect them if an employer seeks to violate
             them. Rich explains that Fourth Amendment doesn't offer complete protection
             of privacy in private employee-employer cases. In other words, he maintains
             that Fourth Amendment applies where government is the primary "actor". If
             government is involved in illegal searches and seizures, we can invoke
             privacy rights under 4th Amendment, however the same doesn't apply to civil
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