Deleting company data illegal

Actually, you have some legal recourse here: the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act makes it illegal for an employee to knowingly damage electronic files, which includes permanently deleting them without authorization, and your employee could face criminal and civil liability if you chose to pursue that.

1. Is it illegal to erase data?
2. Is it illegal to delete company files UK?
3. Can I make a company delete my data?
4. In what circumstances can organizations delete data?

Is it illegal to erase data?

Cell phone data is considered private. Accessing or destroying data on someone phone is not only an invasion of privacy but could be considered theft and a destruction of personal property.

Is it illegal to delete company files UK?

To interfere with businesses data and the deletion of organisation files can also amount to criminal offences and liability, which if serious enough, can result in imprisonment.

Can I make a company delete my data?

The right to get your data deleted is also known as the 'right to erasure'. You can ask an organisation that holds data about you to delete that data. In some circumstances, they must then do so. You may sometimes hear this called the 'right to be forgotten'.

In what circumstances can organizations delete data?

The organisation should delete your data, unless an exemption in data protection law applies (see below). They should also tell anyone else they have shared your data with about the erasure. They can only refuse to do this if it would be impossible or involve disproportionate effort.