RE: Personal Privacy issues

[David.X.Kahn@xxxxxxx]

Don wrote:

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

Absolutely. However, there's probably a fly in the ointment here, too. If
you check the acceptable use policy you will probably find that using your
own encryption on e-mail, or any files stored within the company's system,
is a big no-no. Indeed to use PGP at work you would first have to install
it and this in all likelihood would in itself be a breach of the policy.

Private e-mail is an oxymoron. By its very nature e-mail that travels over
the Internet is not private - it's the electronic equivalent of sending a
post card. It's perfectly possible to make the contents of a post card
private by using a cipher. So if you want to keep the contents of your
e-mail private use PGP and do it from home. If you want to keep the
contents of your home computer private PGP can help you there, too.

Dave...
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