Comments on: Enterprises Still Ignoring Risk of Instant Messaging http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/ I can't believe that came from your mouth! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Poppy http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/#comment-85338 Poppy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:55:04 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/#comment-85338 No, but we've had to collect data for the potential use in a potential court case. :) (As in, we pulled a drive in case the IMs and emails needed to be used. Nothing came of it.) No, but we’ve had to collect data for the potential use in a potential court case. :) (As in, we pulled a drive in case the IMs and emails needed to be used. Nothing came of it.)

]]> By: Pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/#comment-85337 Pat Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:50:40 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/#comment-85337 Sure, for things that are intellectual property of the company. But emails and IM's seem to me to be particularly vulnerable to a subpoena if they are of a personal nature. I don't see how any enterprise could claim privacy and make it stick. What would be more embarrassing? The fact that a company had to publicize that they didn't have that information, or the fact that a company does have that info, but didn't monitor it to prevent the behavior that prompted the subpoena? Poppy, have you heard of a case where emails or IM's from a company were requested due to a civil or marital dispute? Sure, for things that are intellectual property of the company. But emails and IM’s seem to me to be particularly vulnerable to a subpoena if they are of a personal nature. I don’t see how any enterprise could claim privacy and make it stick.

What would be more embarrassing? The fact that a company had to publicize that they didn’t have that information, or the fact that a company does have that info, but didn’t monitor it to prevent the behavior that prompted the subpoena?

Poppy, have you heard of a case where emails or IM’s from a company were requested due to a civil or marital dispute?

]]> By: Poppy http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/#comment-85327 Poppy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:45:34 +0000 http://www.belch.com/blog/2008/03/26/enterprises-still-ignoring-risk-of-instant-messaging/#comment-85327 Wooooooooow. I actually thought my ex-husband might go there (subpoena IM and email records because he was paranoid), but he never did. In your current place of employ did you have to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding data you stare at? My employer does not request that, and I've brought it up several times. They just "trust" us... Bad plan in my opinion but maybe a signed agreement means nothing. Wooooooooow.

I actually thought my ex-husband might go there (subpoena IM and email records because he was paranoid), but he never did.

In your current place of employ did you have to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding data you stare at? My employer does not request that, and I’ve brought it up several times. They just “trust” us… Bad plan in my opinion but maybe a signed agreement means nothing.

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