In some states of the US that is true. In others you must provide due notice. In some cases even a logon warning is recommended. Otherwise the company can be liable for civil action. Email does not actually fall in to the wiretapping statutes, I don't think anyway.
For wiretapping, it is different. In fact, in some states, even cameras and "baby monitors" can be used with no notice. The defining rule on that is whether it is recorded or not. If it is not recorded, it does not fall in to the wiretap or communications laws. Best Regards, Dan Bartley -----Original Message----- From: Chris H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:38 To: Exchange Discussions not in the US . . . courts ruled a while ago that email is company property. A policy is good if you want to be *nice* but it is not required to read employee email . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Midgley, Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:10 AM Subject: RE: Monitor Email content > Before you start looking at your users mail ensure that you have an email > policy defined and that all your companies employees know what it is. > Otherwise, you personally can be held responsible for invading someones > privacy. Like with tapping phones you have to have reasonable grounds to do > this sort of thing. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Hines [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 June 2003 22:36 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Monitor Email content > > > I have been tasked with reviewing the content of employee email. What is the > best method? > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ********************************************************************** > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential > to the intended recipient(s). If you have received the e-mail > in error please notify the author by replying to this e-mail > and delete it and all copies from your system. Any unauthorised > disclosure, use, or dissemination, either whole or partial, is > prohibited. Any views or opinions contained in this email are > those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by The Company, > and The Company cannot be held responsible for any misuse. > The Company does not accept responsibility or liability for any loss > or damage arising in any way from its receipt or use or for any errors > or omissions in its contents, which may arise as a result of its transmission. > This email is covered by The Company Terms and Conditions of Business, > a copy of which can be obtained on request. > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
