Ask HN: Is it legal for an employer to post as you on Slack?
by javajosh on Hacker News.
1: I was unceremoniously let go today. 2: I posted a farewell in Slack, and my coworkers replied sympathetically. 3: My laptop was remotely logged out. I also use slack from my phone, and 4: saw that someone posted as me saying “Thanks”, a ghost post. Using my phone I 5: commented on the ghost post. Then 6: a few minutes later my slack login was invalidated. My question is: is it legal for someone to post on Slack as me? Note: I’m in the US, working as a contractor (W-2 to the contractor, who I assume has something like a 1099 with the primary employer). The employer is in Madison, Wisconsin. I am in Florida. As for the contract, I think it’s safe to assume it says “We can do anything we want, and you can do nothing.” Note: hire me. javajosh at the gmail.