Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo...
by ig1 on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @07:43PM
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There's a significant difference between business and personal emails.
If you write anything in a business email you should assume that it may become public at some point in the future. Both your employer and the recipients employer have the right to read it, as does any company that acquires either party.
The email may also be demanded by the government for a variety of reason or by a court in pursuit of a civil case.
Business emails have much weaker privacy protection than personal emails because it's assumed that from the very beginning that any privacy arises from the commercial implications of the contents rather than the inherent privacy that you have when two private individuals are discussing a personal matter.
If you write anything in a business email you should assume that it may become public at some point in the future. Both your employer and the recipients employer have the right to read it, as does any company that acquires either party.
The email may also be demanded by the government for a variety of reason or by a court in pursuit of a civil case.
Business emails have much weaker privacy protection than personal emails because it's assumed that from the very beginning that any privacy arises from the commercial implications of the contents rather than the inherent privacy that you have when two private individuals are discussing a personal matter.