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Daily Archives: June 30, 2004

Study Says Connectivity Keeps Us Working While on Vacation

Press release about the survey from Avaya Inc.: “An increasing number of vacationing workers include laptop computers, cell phones and PDAs with their beach towels, sunscreen and paperbacks in order to stay in touch with office business…85 percent of respondents remain accessible to co-workers during nights, weekends and vacations; 76 percent regularly retrieve messages during… Continue Reading

Ruling From 1st Circuit Impacts E-Mail Privacy

From Declan McCullagh: “A federal appeals court dismissed a case against an e-mail provider who allegedly violated federal wiretapping laws by reading messages meant for customers, a decision (53 pages, PDF) critics say could make it easier for police to seek permission to tap Net phone calls.” From EFF, Online Privacy “Eviscerated” by First Circuit… Continue Reading