I didn't realize I had downvotes; thanks, though. I think that there is a disconnect here, and agree that the answer is likely different if you approach from a

I didn't realize I had downvotes; thanks, though. I think that there is a disconnect here, and agree that the answer is likely different if you approach from a legal or moral framework. From a moral standpoint, no, I don't think it's unreasonable to tell your employer to pound sand when they ask you to install spyware on your personal machine. But that might get you fired, and whether or not they were allowed to do so is a legal question, not a moral one. "Employment contracts" are a rarity in the United States (except in the case of contract work), but yeah, I'd expect a business to have some expectations and requirements set in advance, especially if they're expecting employees to BYOD. If they don't, then that might be a red flag that the business doesn't know how to run a business.