She is, in the words of my favourite Brazilian powerpop/club/rock crossover band CSS, off the hook. Catherine Sanderson, aka la Petite Anglaise, aka that bird who 'anonymously' blogged about her employer for just ages before they finally found out and dismissed her for gross misconduct, was found not guilty-yer-honour in a French industrial tribunal last week. 

There is a certain amount of envy/animosity/hatred most of lowly corporate bloggers probably feel towards Ms Sanderson; I mean, it must have been hellish being fired with a small child to support etc etc, but you did get a whopping great book deal out of it, so every cloud…But her tale is also a cautionary one for anyone wishing to blog in their spare time these days who mentions anything about their workplace. Try as hard as you like to remain anonymous but they'll find out sooner or later; there's always some shred of evidence that can be traced through a Second Life, a LinkedIn or a MySpace account somewhere, so better say nice things, or just not mention work at all if possible, and you might be OK. 

Yes, employers are beginning to prick up their ears and we're likely to see more sackings until bloggers realise that by hitting publish, they are effectively publishing their thoughts to the world, not just their circle of friends. It also helps if you don't post a picture of yourself on the blog, should you want to remain anonymous, as Sanderson apparently did.

(By the way, CSS is not some subversive reference to Cascading Style Sheets – give me some credit, I'm down with the kids)