I thnk you're seeing too much in the term "personal".
If an employer permits people to use the works system to send emails on
"personal" matters it doesn't automatically follow that these emails are
"private".
Some employers do not permit staff to use email for personal business at
all. I would say most permit personal use but would expect staff to
understand that email traffic is monitored and that the content of email
communications is not private.
Tommy Kennedy
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Please respond to Tommy
Kennedy
thanks to all who wrote.
I'm slightly confused by some of the replies.
So a more specific question to summarise and hopefully clarify.
Hypothetical Email Policy
A policy allows personal use.
It states that personal use is not private and may be monitored.
It further states that personal email may only be sent if these terms are
accepted.
Under this policy:
All Email traffic could be monitored.
Personal Email could be content checked where there was evidence of "wrong
doing".
But routine content monitoring of personal email still has no legal basis.
It is not covered by the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice)
(Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000.
Therefore unless both parties (and potentially any 3rd parties named in the
email) have consented this would be illegal.
any comments on the validity of this statement ?
thanks again,
Tommy Kennedy
South Ayrshire Council.
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