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The employee used a non-google account according to the article. Are you saying that it's 'normal' that companies log everything going out over smtp/submission
by darklajid 13y ago
The employee used a non-google account according to the article.
Are you saying that it's 'normal' that companies log everything going out over smtp/submission and log it?
Even if that is
- legal (really?)
- part of the contract (no idea why that'd be okay)
that sounds like something you shouldn't do, period. I'm reasonably sure that this would never work in Europe, for example.
- wmf 13y agoIn the US you should assume a company examines/logs everything over their network, not just email. There's a whole "data loss prevention" industry.
- brown9-2 13y agoNormal? I have no idea. Possible? Certainly.
- abandonliberty 13y agoLegal, doesn't have to be part of the contract (though I'm sure it helps) http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/email-monitoring-can-employer-read-30088.html http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/email-monitoring-can-...
- thrownaway2424 13y agoIt is both legal and required by US law. If a company doesn't have a "system of record" that keeps track of all emails generated by employees, the company can lose their defenses against a wide array of possible legal troubles.