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Tom Johnson wrote:
>
> What do we do, avoid using e-mail and browsers at all costs? Michael's
> advice seems to be sound except for the possibility that he could be giving
> false assurance that we just need to be careful. Any suggestions for the
> honest folks?
>
Really, there's only three choices that I can see:
- don't work for companies that monitor employees so closely. The
chances are that they have other nasty habits anyway, so that shouldn't
be too hard.
- don't use your e-mail at work for anything except business. That's
hard for people who log long hours, but it's becoming easier with all
the wireless devices that are appearing. While these devices may not
ultimately be immune to eavesdropping, they should be harder to get a
fix on. More importantly, if they belong to you, you can legitimately
complain if someone does eavesdrop.
- work for yourself.
I don't see PGP or any other encryption as a solution. I can't think of
anything that would set off a paranoid manager more.
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