, 2006-07-31
Even with a well-heeled corporate privacy policy stating that all employee communications may be monitored in the workplace, the legality of e-mail monitoring is not as clear cut as one might think.
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E-mail privacy in the workplace
2006-08-02
Craig S Wright (2 replies)
Craig S Wright (2 replies)
Does the provider exception give system administrators and security personel the green light to monitor inbound/outbound company provided or private (such as AOL or ISP) email to protect the property of the employer?
"(ii) Notwithstanding any other law, providers of wire or
electronic communication service, their officers, employees, and
agents, landlords, custodians, or other persons, are authorized
to provide information, facilities, or technical assistance to
persons authorized by law to intercept wire, oral, or electronic
communications or to conduct electronic surveillance, as defined
in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978, if such provider, its officers, employees, or agents,
landlord, custodian, or other specified person, has been provided
with
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