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IP: E-MAIL CATCHES UP TO SNAIL MAIL: Edupage, May 18, 2001
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 20:43:39 -0400
E-MAIL CATCHES UP TO SNAIL MAIL E-mail is now used by more than half of U.S. households and has taken on a variety of new tasks, such as conveying important medical, legal, and financial information. However, experts warn against the vulnerability of many of today's electronic messages. Whereas mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service is slow, it is much more secure, in part because of the culture that degrades the value of e-mail while criminalizing the violation of snail mail. ISPs and employers, too, have a free rein to observe the e-mail activity of those using their networks. The number of employers watching their workers' e-mail has risen to 47 percent, according to the American Management Association, up from 38 percent in 1998. Moreover, ISPs keep some record of user activity in logs that can be accessed at the behest of the FBI or a court order. (USA Today, 15 May 2001)
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