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by gilster
on Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:54 am |
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http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5756816
US companies now required to save all employee emails
(Washington, DC) December 1, 2006 - Starting Friday, US companies are required by law to store and save all employee emails, instant messages and other electronic documents.
The Supreme Court ruled companies must keep the electronic documents as possible evidence to present in court if necessary.
That information could serve as evidence if a company is sued, like in the case of Enron where employees were accused of shredding paper documents.
But the new changes may also make employees think twice before sending a message.
"People will become a lot more careful about the kinds of information they transmit electronically and they will look for other forms of anonymous communication," says Vasant Dhar of NYU Information Systems
Experts say it will be up to the judges to decide what stored information may be relevant to a case. And the changes do not clarify if personal electronic devices used for work might be subject to the same rules.
Posted 3:34pm by Logan Smith
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by JEEP_GOD
on Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:56 am |
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| Ahhhh, well looky here. Is anyone surprised? |
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