Plus it can be forensically recovered from hard drives long after it's
apparently been deleted.
-----Original Message-----
From: Broom, Doreen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 26 October 2000 09:39
To: 'Gil Richardson'
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: Email monitoring
Hi
You say just "delete" it but that is the whole point of e-mail monitoring -
although you press the "delete" key even delete messages from "Recycle Bin",
your e-mail is never really deleted as it is on the network for however long
your company/organisation desires!!
Doreen Broom
Data Admnistrator
Scottish Borders Council
Council HQ
Newtown St.Boswells
Melrose
Borders TD6 0SA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gil Richardson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 26 October 2000 08:46
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: Email monitoring
>
> Sorry to clog up the network with a mild complaint - so please delete when
> read.
>
> My concern is the informal use of the term used for the medical condition
> schizophrenia, i.e. schizophrenic. The informal usage definition being -
> experiencing or maintaining contradictory attitudes, emotions, etc.
>
> The use of this term to describe contradictory roles, in Charles's email
> below, tends to perpetuates the popular view that schizophrenia is
> manifested only through symptoms such as split personality or worse,
> Jekyll
> and Hyde. This is far from the case - there are many symptoms of
> schizophrenia, of which this is the most notorious, sensational and
> populist
> held understanding.
>
> Informal use of terms for medical conditions is deeply hurtful to
> sufferers
> and carers, particularly when the usage tends to consolidate popular
> misunderstanding of the condition.
>
> Sorry Charles - I'm not having a go at you. This email requires no
> responses
>
>
> Gil Richardson
> Senior Information Manager
> RCGP
>
> email: [log in to unmask]
> Website: www.rcgp.org.uk
> Tel: 0171 581 3232 ext 231
> Fax: 0171 225 3047
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Christacopoulos [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 25 October 2000 8:39 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Email monitoring
>
>
> ** Reply to note from "GOULDING, Susan - NC" <[log in to unmask]> Wed,
> 25 Oct 2000 17:23:50 +0100
>
>
> > All of which proves my grandmother's
> > adage that "there's nowt so queer as folk" and ensures that reminders to
>
> > staff about email use will need to be repeated at frequent intervals..
>
> Aha!!!
>
> Therefore we have a dual schizophrenic role for data protection officers.
> First we have to protect the employer from daft employees ... then we have
> to protect the employees from the bad employer.
>
> Then we become bad because the employer pays us to look after the
> interests
> of the corporation not to safeguard the interests of the employees.
>
> I think I should reread Catch-22 ;-)
>
> Regards
> Charles
>
> PS. This is not a definition of how I would play the role. I have
> cracked
> it in my mind but would not discuss it publicly. The big bunny in the
> corner
> of my office agrees with me.
>
> ==============================================
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> Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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