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Hi Paula! Another interesting question, which I'm afraid I don't know the answer to! regards, Kevin. Kevin Broadfoot IS Adviser Business Link London North, 312 High Rd., Tottenham, London N15 4BN tel 020 8376 6262 fax 020 8376 623 > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 06 February 2001 15:39 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Subject access - email > > Just a thought > > Setting aside the content of the e-mail for a moment. > > Is it not the reponsiblity of the employee to provide facility so staff > can communicate privately without fear of being recorded etc (due to > limits of course!), but netherless facilities were an employee can make a > personal call on a private line provided by the employer.....does not this > not extend to e-mail????? > > Human Rights...maybe?? > > > > > > Paula E Leon > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > >>> "Broadfoot, Kevin" <[log in to unmask]> 06/02/01 15:18:29 >>> > Hi Mathew! > > All incoming and outgoing (external) email will be stored on the mail > server > and can be recovered from there (or the back up) if necessary. Individuals > receiving email from a Hotmail account receive the message as an HTML > attachment which. Provided you can locate the message you can read the > attachment. Some organisations however have concerns about users > receiving > web based email since it is possible to embed Java script in an HTML > attachment and this may have network integrity and security implications. > > Is it exempt because it is a personal account anyway, or is that > irrespective since the account was used on the employer's premises to > discuss work-related matters ? > > An interesting question since it raises the spectre of the RIP Act. You > will need to consider whether you have an email/network acceptable use > policy in place and what it permits/says. Although the network is the > employers you may not recover the email unless you have warned the user > that > you have reserved this right. > > regards, > > Kevin Broadfoot > IS Adviser > Business Link London North, 312 High Rd., Tottenham, London N15 4BN tel > 020 8376 6262 fax 020 8376 623 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 06 February 2001 13:49 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Subject access - email > > > > Dear all > > > > Your comments please: > > > > A member of staff uses a personal mail account (e.g. hotmail) to discuss > a > > data subject, as opposed to their usual work account. The data > subject > > makes a subject access request, specifically mentioning the personal > email > > account. Is there any way of searching for material sent via this > > personal account ? Is it exempt because it is a personal account > anyway, > > or is that irrespective since the account was used on the employer's > > premises to discuss work-related matters ? > > > > Anyone have any thoughts on this or have experience of a similar > situation > > ? > > > > Thanks > > > > Matthew > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > . > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered > through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information > visit > http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered > through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information > visit > http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ > . ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^