CALGARY – An adjudicator has ruled that Calgary police were wrong to go snooping in a civilian worker’s personal email before she was fired.
The office of Alberta’s privacy commissioner says police violated the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act when they searched the woman’s email account during a workplace investigation.
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The probe was launched when several co-workers complained about the woman’s behaviour on the job, including allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct.
An IT security manager gained access to her email and discovered photos of a sexual nature taken at work that were used to dismiss the employee.
An adjudicator says the photos could not be used as part of the police investigation because they were found during an unauthorized search.
The woman already has her job back and police say staff will immediately undergo advance training on freedom of information issues. (CHQR)
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