Should Text Messages Sent by Employees Be Private?

I believe that text messages sent by employees should be private, however, if the employee is using a company phone the messages should be viewable by the employer.  I think the messages should be viewable by employers, because a work phone should be used for work purposes only and no other reason.  These phones are company property so that legally gives the employer the right.  Employers should have a way to create settings on each phone to what's allowed and what's not.  The phones should just be basic phones, without access to the internet and limited messaging to somewhat have control of what's being viewed on the phone.  Employers should have the option to get all text message communications sent to the company on a monthly basis because it can be used to make sure all employees are doing their job how they should be.  As for an employee's personal phone, the employer should not have the right to view their messages because what the employee does on their own time is their business and work has nothing to do with that.

Should the Government Tax Media Downloads?

I think that it is only right for the governemt to tax media downloads, considering some of them are being illegally downloaded and funds are being taken away by that.  Seeing as the revenue is being lost, I think there should be a foot put down on all illegal downloads maybe to decrease the tax though.  Newspaper articles and magazine articles should not be taxed in my personal opinion. I realize funding for these articles is important but they shouldn't have to be downloaded, they are found in almost every store.  Digital content delivery should be considered a service rather than a good by taxing bodies, because if it weren't for digital content delivery we probably wouldn't be able to get the downloads we want or as good a picture as we want. 

Employers Asking for Facebook Passwords

I believe that employers don't have the right to ask an employee for their login information.  Being that Facebook is a social networking site and the site is based around people posting their opinions about any and everything, if the employer has a problem with their employees being on Facebook then there should be restrictions saying that while an employee is working they are not allowed to view any other sites that aren't job related.  If an employer asks for login information, I don't think that it should be mandatory that you have to give it to them.  If the employee is worried about that what they're posting on Facebook is being viewed by their company then I would recommend to try and not post problems that are work related to be viewed publicly. If the issue is a recurring problem, then I think it would be a good idea to start looking for another job.