We scan and archive all email but don't pry unless there is a specific

rule is being broken.

Then again the employee email/web/software rules run to nine pages (all

by yours truly), you aren't however banned from being in groups etc. as

long as it 'does not interfere with you carrying out your responsibilities'.

The trouble with large organizations is that they do everything

automatically with little or no thought that their employees are people

and that a certain lee way improves moral.

Also in the UK there are issues about the data protection act if you

wish to intercept which means we have to state no personal email (or we

would not be able to archive it etc, and how can we tell one from the

other).

Regards

Bill Arnold wrote:

>Today's Wall Street Journal has a follow-up story on the firing of

>Boeing's CEO because he had an affair with another employee. Evidence

>against him came from company email scanners. The story in and of itself

>is very interesting, but a related article might be of greater general

>interest.

>

>It seems that the majority of large companies are monitoring e-mail,

>using software designed for that purpose that doesn't only scan for

>keywords, but other 'more sophisticated' techniques as well. Some

>companies even go further, employing people to actually read employee

>emails.

>

>So, a general heads up on email. It seems the days where you could

>communicate privately are gone.

>

>One semi-loophole is the use of Internet based email services, as

>opposed to the company email system, but the article says a good

>percentage of companies are tracking this email as well.

>

>It occurs to me that email monitoring probably accounts for a decline in

>OT membership. Freedom of speech ain't what it used to be!

>

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>Bill

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