Cedric Is an Employee of Zeus Electronic Consulting

question 43

Multiple Choice

Cedric is an employee of Zeus Electronic Consulting. Zeus provided Cedric with a laptop computer for use at work and while he was traveling on company business. Cedric usually kept the computer at home when he was not using it at work. Zeus has an announced policy of monitoring employees' use of computers, including their accessing the Internet. Upon hiring, each Zeus employee was informed of the company's monitoring efforts through training and an employment manual. They were also reminded that the computers were company-owned and not to be used for illegal activities. While monitoring Internet usage, Zeus discovered that Cedric had been using the computer to access child pornography. The IT department at Zeus notified the FBI about Cedric's activities. At the request of the FBI, Zeus retrieved the computer from Cedric and turned it over to the FBI.

• A) Cedric's 4^th Amendment rights have been violated because the FBI received evidence from his computer without his consent and without a warrant.
• B) Cedric's 4^th Amendment rights have been violated because he had a reasonable expectation of privacy because he usually kept the computer at home.
• C) Cedric's 4^th amendment rights have not been violated because permission to search was obtained from Zeus, a third party who possessed common authority over the computer.
• D) Cedric's 14^th Amendment rights have been violated because the FBI received evidence from his computer without due process.

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