Comments on: When e-mail comes back to haunt you

By: S. D. Anderson, Raleigh NC

S. D. Anderson, Raleigh NC — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:18:56 +0000

This is a no-brainer! Do not put into writing anything that you wouldn’t say aloud and publicly! While I have been lulled into thinking “nobody knows what I write except me and (the recipient)”, I am rudely awakened and brought back to reality with stories such as this one.
It is no longer personal or private after you press the SEND button! From that point forward, it becomes public information (or proprietary information). Don’t do it!

By: mistical, atlanta, ga

mistical, atlanta, ga — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:53:30 +0000

In my opinion when something illegal is happening within a company regarding a specific or multiple employees that person or people have every right in my opinion to take that information and seek legal advice, especially when that information damages an employees reputation which could destroy the chance of obtaining a better position in their career.

Some companies are just blatantly corrupt, i’ve worked for companies like that, and honestly in the end they deserved to be sued by customers and employees for their negligence and illegal abuse towards customers and employees.

By: Jeff, Ithaca NY

Jeff, Ithaca NY — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:06:56 +0000

You seem focused on the “Human” elements of an email policy. Another common way to shield a company from legal trouble is to mandate data destruction of anything you are not legally required to keep long before any trouble arises.