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RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval - MONITORING
From: "Wajid" <wajid () cerrado co uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:51:55 +0100
Hi Greg, interesting point. In drafting an AUP (acceptable user policy) for computer use, (for a financial company) if I say.... ================= ... The use of the technological facilities provided by Company is a privilege NOT a right. <snip, snip> Although the Company respects the privacy of its users, privacy should not be expected whilst using computers systems at the Company. Computers and email facilities are provided to help the company achieve its mission and to conduct its business efficiently. The Company reserves the right to monitor any machine at any given time either for administrative purposes, or for verifying the compliance of this agreement. This can be done without prior consent of the user. ================= Is it legal to say this? If the company forbids the use of its facilities for personal use, shouldn't it have right to the content? I have read some documents on privacy, but data such as logs of sites visited, downloaded content; you come across that on maintenance anyway... (router logs etc) isn't that classed as 'monitoring' ? If the employee has signed to such a policy, should there still be a problem? I have failed to see anything from the Information Commissions regarding this, if anyone has any links, please let me know. W -----Original Message----- From: Gregory.Kane () hood-ctsfmail army mil [mailto:Gregory.Kane () hood-ctsfmail army mil] Sent: 10 April 2003 18:16 To: tfrederick () ascentek com; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: re: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Ted The best answer is to get a good attorney and a court order for anywhere in the United States, or lots of money for the law suit. The Privacy Act has you on this one. Email is considered the same as personal snail mail and cannot be opened without a court order and it must be from a federal court. Greg Kane Greg Kane M.S., GSEC, VAT SAIC CTSF-TD-IA Assistant Information Assurance Manager Trl- 4G (254) 532-8321 X-2032 Cell 254-865-4934 gregory.kane () hood-ctsfmail army mil ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is SPAM over-loading your e-mail server, disk space or bandwidth? SurfControl E-Mail Filter is flexible, intelligent and policy-driven protection. http://www.securityfocus.com/SurfControl-security-basics2 Download your free fully functional trial, complete with 30-days of free technical support. Stop SPAM before it stops you. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is SPAM over-loading your e-mail server, disk space or bandwidth? SurfControl E-Mail Filter is flexible, intelligent and policy-driven protection. http://www.securityfocus.com/SurfControl-security-basics2 Download your free fully functional trial, complete with 30-days of free technical support. Stop SPAM before it stops you. -------------------------------------------------------------------
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- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval, (continued)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval dave (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Frank Corker (Apr 10)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Bhavin Yadav (Apr 10)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval William Bradd (Apr 12)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Wajid (Apr 12)
- re: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Gregory . Kane (Apr 10)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Mike Moore (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Gregory Kane (Apr 12)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Mike Moore (Apr 12)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval David Gillett (Apr 14)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Mike Moore (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval - MONITORING Wajid (Apr 12)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Chris Santerre (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Ben Schorr (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval John Gormly (Apr 12)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Gregory Kane (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Bruce Fowler (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Shanna Daly (Apr 11)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Robinson, Sonja (Apr 14)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval dave (Apr 15)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval Robinson, Sonja (Apr 15)
- RE: Internet E-mail monitoring/approval dave (Apr 17)