Les Mikesell wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: >> On Wednesday 06 June 2007 12:16:34 Andy Green wrote: >>> Yep no doubt. But what does it mean? It's now a reasonable duty >>> expected of the company to read all the employee traffic and you are >>> negligent if you're not doing it? Don't worry it's just a rhetorical >>> question. >>> >> No, there's no obligation to do that - it's just that if you don't you >> can be imprisoned for the behaviour of your employee. I doubt if any >> company routinely monitor like that, but if it was suspected that >> someone was using company time and bandwidth for an illegal purpose, >> it would certainly be sensible to monitor that person's activities for >> a time. It's not something I ever needed to do, but I can see that it >> could happen. > > I don't think there is anything new or special about email here. A > company can't knowingly allow any of their equipment to be used for > illegal purposes. What would you do if you thought an employee was > making bomb threats from a company phone? > NBIALH.... (No Body Is A Lawyer Here) .... But sure, a company can knowingly allow their equipment to be used for illegal purposes. Sure, I can tell you how to snoop on your users. Will your actions be legal? Will my telling how to do it be legal? Damed if I know....so I remain silent on the issue. You go figure it out and be responsible for your actions in the jurisdiction within you live. -- There are times when truth is stranger than fiction and lunch time is one of them.
