Is your boss reading your email?

Harold — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:30:34 +0000

Your boss almost certainly as the ability, and the legal right, to monitor your email and instant messaging conversations. You should assume that any email you send on a company-provided computer is being stored and may later be reviewed by your employer.

In a new video titled Is Your Boss Snooping?, ABC News points out that the best way to find out if your boss is reading your email is to just ask. Most companies will be open about their policy.

The StealthSurfer comes with a subscription to Hushmail (the encrypted email service) and Tor, a popular program for anonymous web browsing. These tools can help protect you against snooping by your employer and even by hackers.

News anchor hacks into co-workers email, gets fired and charged

Harold — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:12:00 +0000

You never know who is snooping on your email. KYW-TV anchor Alycia Lane learned this the hard way when she discovered co-anchor Larry Mendte had been breaking into her email account and leaking details about her personal life to a Philadelphia Daily News reporter.

Check out this ABC News video for more info & some tips on email privacy or read this article.

Scary stuff.

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Is your boss reading your email?

News anchor hacks into co-workers email, gets fired and charged