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N.J. Supreme Court Rules Employers Can't Always Read Personal Email
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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 01:48:14 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224201355 By Tim Wilson DarkReading April 05, 2010 In a ruling that could affect enterprises' privacy and security practices, the New Jersey Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer can not read email messages sent via a third-party email service provider -- even if the emails are accessed during work hours from a company PC. According to news reports, the ruling upheld the sanctity of attorney-client privilege in electronic communications between a lawyer and a nursing manager at the Loving Care Agency. After the manager quit and filed a discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the Bergen County home health care company in 2008, Loving Care retrieved the messages from the computer's hard drive and used them in preparing its defense. The court found the company's policy regarding email use to be vague, noting it allows "occasional personal use." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/
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