Private Use Of Company Email Accounts By Employees

On 13 March 2019, the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Baden-Württemberg (LfDI BaWü) published the latest version of his guidebook on employee data protection. In this brochure, the LfDI BaWü offers an insight into his work and explains his opinion regarding the various points of view surrounding employee data protection. We will address a few of the points of this helpful handout in this and future editions of our Data Protection Updates. One of the topics dealt with is the "long-standing issue" of the "private use of information and communications technology by employees", particularly the private use of company email accounts by employees and a possible right of access by the employer.