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RE: e-mail policies
From: "chris" <chris () byteme no>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:15:32 +0100
Dear gurus We are defining policies for the use of corporate e-mail, I have doubts about privacy of messages sent by employees. Since the e-mail system is intended for business use, we need to prevent sensitive information disclosure. If we respect the privacy , how can discover infidelity employee? What is your opinion or the standard in this cases? What is the companies approach? Thanks a lot. -- Pablo A. C. Gietz Jefe de Seguridad Informática Nuevo Banco de Entre Ríos S.A. Te.: 0343 - 4201351
Hi Although I'm not a guru, I'll give you my opinion (probably not the standard ;). Define strict policies. Make it clear that the corporate e-mail is not for personal use. Why? Because studies on the use of corporate e-mail show that the productivity, in many cases, is decreased. Sending personal e-mail to colleagues or people outside the corporation generates expectations on reply, and results in the habit of checking for new mail very often, and therefore interrupts work. There you go - no need for privacy anymore. Now you can install e-mail filters, e.g. based on words that's not acceptable in corporate messages, and bust infidel employees. - chris
Current thread:
- e-mail policies pablo gietz (Feb 24)
- Re: e-mail policies theog (Feb 25)
- RE: e-mail policies Tim Heagarty (Feb 25)
- RE: e-mail policies chris (Feb 25)
- RE: e-mail policies Michael Whang (Feb 26)
- RE: e-mail policies Bram Van Dam (Feb 26)
- Re: e-mail policies Ivan Hernandez (Feb 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: e-mail policies Jones, Andrew (Feb 25)
- RE: e-mail policies Fields, James (Feb 25)
- RE: e-mail policies Moeckel, Sharon (Feb 25)
- RE: e-mail policies Tim Heagarty (Feb 26)
- RE: e-mail policies Mark Burgess (Feb 26)
- RE: e-mail policies Tim Heagarty (Feb 27)
- RE: e-mail policies Tim Heagarty (Feb 26)
- Re: e-mail policies mweatherford (Feb 26)