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Woman allegedly fired for deleting iPhone app that monitored her 24/7

12 pointsby pykelloabout 10 years ago

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ColinWrightabout 10 years ago
Here are a few previous submissions of this story, in case people want to see previous discussion, or compare versions:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9526520" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9526520</a> (6 comments)<p><pre><code> Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day (arstechnica.com) </code></pre> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9527530" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9527530</a> (1 comment)<p><pre><code> Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day (arstechnica.com) </code></pre> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9529844" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9529844</a> (3 comments)<p><pre><code> Woman fired for uninstalling app on company phone that tracked her 24 hrs a day (rt.com) </code></pre> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9532688" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9532688</a> (1 comment)<p><pre><code> Employee fired after removing GPS tracking app from her smartphone (bgr.com) </code></pre> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9533071" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9533071</a><p><pre><code> Employee says she was fired for deleting Xora GPS apps (slate.com) </code></pre> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9538062" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9538062</a><p><pre><code> Woman fired after disabling work app that tracked her movements 24&#x2F;7 (theverge.com) </code></pre> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9539528" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9539528</a><p><pre><code> Woman fired after disabling GPS on work phone (cnn.com)</code></pre>
tempodoxabout 10 years ago
I wonder how much of this was stipulated in written contract, or if it&#x27;s just employer&#x27;s whim.<p>Would a contract be legal if it made you subservient to an app?