E-mail monitoring may contravene European laws

Monitoring employees' Internet and telephone use at work may contravene human rights laws, after a landmark case in the European Court of Human Rights last week.

The case involved a public-sector employee, who won €3,000 Euros in damages and €6,000 Euros in court costs and expenses, after her communications were intercepted by her employer, Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Ari Hakkarainen - Apr 12, 2007 - 12:18 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Apr 12, 2007 - 7:47 AM PDT

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