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In response to "I don't think any employer should be able to access personal communications from its employees." by Loyola

I have access to all comms that use our servers, and from a legal standpoint it's in the companies best interest to have that. That said

Posted by scorpion Dec 14 '09, 11:20

I don't interfere with say their Gmail. But if they send it from a company address, or receive it on one, they have no rights.

I also keep a log of web site's visited. Again from a legal standpoint to protect the company, weed out non workers. And to have a record in case someone is accused of sexual harassment using the workstation.

That is harsh, but I live in an industry highly sensitive to disclosure.

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I don't have a dog in the hunt about this, as they say, but I will say the rights of an individual to privacy should not be checked at the employer's - Loyola Dec 14, 11:30 3
- And don't think I don't treat VP's with the same scrutiny as I do the floor sweeper, any CEO that wants to be above reproach doesn't hire me -- nm - scorpion Dec 14, 11:36
- The company owns all data and corospondance as a function of continuing to do business, email is nothing more than data. -- nm - scorpion Dec 14, 11:34
- The rights aren't checked at the door. Their rights are restricted when using company property. The employer has - TWuG Dec 14, 11:33
Can you read their gmail if you want to? - psilotum Dec 14, 11:29 3
- HTTPS is harder, you need to intercept on hte equipment it self. Non HTTPS is not really hard with ARP cashe poison -- nm - scorpion Dec 14, 11:40
- Anything can be intercepted and decrypted, if you have enough time and resources. - Beryllium Dec 14, 11:31 1
  - Was just going to say that....I know the tools and how to use them, but it's never come up so far. -- nm - scorpion Dec 14, 11:34

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