Email Privacy

Jake New reports that "Harvard’s Search of Staff E-Mail Sparks Questions About Policies Nationwide. He reports that legal opinion confirms that an employer has a right (perhaps even a responsibility) to review the use of its coporate network. The article then discusses the Freedom of Information Act, which requires that information maintained by public employers, including public universities, be released to members of the public upon request, unless exempted by laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

-DD