RE: Personal Privacy issues

Uh, guys, that's what they make "attachements" and PGP for...:)



On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Phil wrote:

> Jim,
>
> > If I've got e-mail that I don't want stored on my company's
> > e-mail servers I
> > just abuse my corporate Internet privileges to access my AOL
> > account via the
> > web.
> >
>
> This, according to a post from Janet Krueger, isn't safe either.
> Personally, I have an expectation of privacy when I send an e-mail using
> Yahoo but the PC I used to access the internet happened to be in my office.
> If there is a policy that prohibits my use of the company's internet access
> to access my Yahoo mail, then I would be guilty of that.  But I did not
> forfeit my right to privacy of the content of the transmission.  All that I
> forfeited was the privacy of the transmission (ie not the content).
>
> I may be at odds with current law, or interpretation.  If so, the current
> law or interpretation is wrong and needs fixed (IMO).  Probably also varies
> widely based on state.  I'd like to hear what the situation is from someone
> in California.
>
> Phil
>
>
>
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