Beware of those old work emails!
New rules go into effect today - December 1 - that effectively require businesses to track emails, IMs and other digital information generated at work, for the purpose of aiding in discovery for lawsuits that may occur at some point:
New rules make firms track e-mails, IMs
This is a good opportunity for me to point out how easily digital information can be tracked, archived and resurrected when we least expect it. So, be careful when dashing off hastily-typed notes to coworkers that may be taken as incriminating at some point down the line. More importantly, though, be mindful of the IMs sent to friends and colleagues, and think carefully about the digital photos stored on cell phones or work laptops. Seems like Big Brother just got a bit cozier in our virtual living room.
On the other hand, it forces companies and employees to be more scrupulous about how they handle and store their digital correspondence - and in particular, makes it more difficult for corporations to hide incriminating documents by digitally "shredding" them.
New rules make firms track e-mails, IMs
This is a good opportunity for me to point out how easily digital information can be tracked, archived and resurrected when we least expect it. So, be careful when dashing off hastily-typed notes to coworkers that may be taken as incriminating at some point down the line. More importantly, though, be mindful of the IMs sent to friends and colleagues, and think carefully about the digital photos stored on cell phones or work laptops. Seems like Big Brother just got a bit cozier in our virtual living room.
On the other hand, it forces companies and employees to be more scrupulous about how they handle and store their digital correspondence - and in particular, makes it more difficult for corporations to hide incriminating documents by digitally "shredding" them.
posted by Michael at 10:37 PM
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