The issue isn&#x27;t whether they do it routinely, but whether they&#x27;re entitled to do it. Most small companies hire people using boilerplate employment contracts and employee handbooks, too.<p>My point is that they don&#x27;t have to intend to make monitoring possible for it to be possible; it&#x27;s practically the default.<p>Also: pay close attention to what &#x27;Spook23 is saying downthread about discovery. Your employer doesn&#x27;t even have to <i>want</i> to monitor your stuff; all that needs to happen is they get sued, and if you&#x27;ve been mixing business and personal comms, it can all end up in scope.