Tuesday, April 11, 2006

FYI: work email accounts

This exchange of emails between Alex and I got me thinking...and a little worried about the fact that even though you may have deleted something, *they* can always retrieve it...yikes!!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Kam
>
> that's bad...
>
> do you know that if there's any kind of legal action taken on your
> company, all your work email will be archived as evidence? that's what
> my company does, we help out legal firms process all sorts of files,
> alot of them email archives...so try not to air dirty laundry on your
> work email account! ;)
>

Elizabeth Ng wrote:
> OMG!!
>
> are you serious?!!
>
> ok so what if I like delete it now..then it will be gone right?
>
> hmm..maybe I should delete all my emails from the last year-not that
> I really need any of them - except work ones...oh no!! hehe
>
> ok this is not a laughing matter!! find any good emails in the stuff
> you've been going through?!
>

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Kam

well windows is evil, my boss says you can't actually completely
delete files from your computer...apparently there's a way to retrieve
everything...

but all this legal stuff only happens in america...not that it doesn't
here, but it's rare... =)

there was this scandal involving a boss and her worker...they were
exchanging raunchy emails...and then they got busted...nah just
kidding...haha...even if i did come across something, i think i'd get
into trouble legally cause i've signed a confidentiality agreement...

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Don't say I didn't warn you!!

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