well, it depends on the country. in germany this kind of surveillance is illegal unless ordered by a judge, and there is a high bar to get that order. even at w

well, it depends on the country. in germany this kind of surveillance is illegal unless ordered by a judge, and there is a high bar to get that order. even at work recording of conversations is generally illegal to protect employees privacy. however i think logging of text chats and storing emails is legal. and i believe some people want to make it mandatory. it is a constant back and forth between both sides. earlier i have made the argument why written communication should be treated just like the spoken one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41913176 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41913176 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41912666 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41912666