If it is upon employer equipment and time, then it is reasonable for the employer to expect it to be work related.  In this case the chap blurred those lines and even using a personal account for work related stuff is going to violate and respectable data policies a company may have and indeed many a work contract alone.<p>The headline does make it sound a bit oft when you read the article and not the best choice when you read it is not as clear cut as the headline portrays.<p>Still never mix business with pleasure being the moral on this one and not a mass panic my private emails can be demanded by HR.