The owner of a computing device has ultimate rights to the device.  If your employer owns your computer, he has every right to inspect his device and ensure that you are not misusing it.  He has every right not to permit you to connect a personal computing device to his network, and he has every right to inspect the packets you send on his network. This ought to be uncontroversial.<p>It should be taught in school: Don&#x27;t use your work accounts for personal stuff, and don&#x27;t use your personal accounts for work stuff (I&#x27;d go even further and say don&#x27;t have just one personal account for everything).