On Saturday 09 March 2002 16:40, you wrote:
> Does anyone know if it is legal for the company you are working for to
> watch the sites you go to and read your email before it is sent i.e it is
> held , read, the sent
Yes - if they tell you they will/may do so before they give you access to
their network
No (probably) - if they do not tell you beforehand
Usually a clause would be included in Contract of Employment or a Policy
document on Computer Usage. Leastways, thats what we do to comply with UK law
which I think follows a general principle probably applicable in most legal
systems. Its the "telling you beforehand" is the contentious issue not their
right to monitor your use of their property.
Of course I'm not a lawyer....
otherwise I would have had to charge you an exceptionally large fee for that
piece of information ;)
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