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After some more looking around, it does seem like Slack has some built-in Compliance functions regarding preservation of data. That's useful. Regarding the 1+ m
by 6stringmerc 11y ago
After some more looking around, it does seem like Slack has some built-in Compliance functions regarding preservation of data. That's useful. Regarding the 1+ million users, I wonder how many treat their Slack communications with the same level of evidentiary legality as email? As in, when a case finally comes to court, how is Slack going to be seen from then on?
I mean, I grew up with ICQ. It was a great tool. It wasn't in the browser like Slack, but from what I recall, it did nearly everything that Slack does (chat, group, send files, etc), minus the 'oversight' of having a central place to export communications. Private really meant private.
All in all, it looks like a nice tool but smells like a new cover slapped on an old book. Having an eccentric Philosphy PhD at the top makes for good press, sure. I'm interested to see where Slack is in 5 years.
- fizx 11y ago> After some more looking around, it does seem like Slack has some built-in Compliance functions regarding preservation of data. That's useful. Regarding the 1+ million users, I wonder how many treat their Slack communications with the same level of evidentiary legality as email? As in, when a case finally comes to court, how is Slack going to be seen from then on? I'm a member of a casual/friends slack group that has the retention policy set short (2 weeks iirc). It lets us treat Slack more like Snapchat, knowing our messages will be deleted.
- 6stringmerc 11y agoAh, interesting. I've been in several corporate environments where the retention policy is more like 5-7 years. I suppose Slack can be deployed in such a fashion, but if it's used as a disposable conduit then I think other questions may arise during the course of a legal test. I'm curious to see how things turn out in this regard.