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Friday, July 27, 2001

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/27/technology/27CYBERLAW.html

Reconsidering the Privacy of Office Computers
By CARL S. KAPLAN

If you use a computer at work to send e-mail or surf the Internet, you may be aware of a legal principle that seems to have sprung up overnight: You have no right of privacy in on-the-job online communications. If you haven't heard about this new legal rule of thumb, chances are your employer has. A number of courts in recent years have given the rule their blessing. One respected judge and writer on Internet topics, however, begs to disagree. ...

 


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