More Companies Reading Employee's Email

[DudeAsInCool]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Big Brother is not only watching but he is also reading your e-mail.

According to a new study, about a third of big companies in the United States and Britain hire employees to read and analyze outbound e-mail as they seek to guard against legal, financial or regulatory risk.

More than a third of U.S. companies surveyed also said their business was hurt by the exposure of sensitive or embarrassing information in the past 12 months, according to the annual study from a company specializing in protecting corporate e-mail at large businesses.

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Source: Wired

[Wolfie]

My policy has always to been not to use company e-mail for personal communication anyway. That's why you have more than one account. I don't want my personal communication stored on some company's server even after I leave.

[Redneck4sure]

I agree, Wolfie. I never use company email except for internal company bullshit. No jokes, no personal items, no funny photos......nuttin but pure unadulterated company bullshit.