From: Sharon Shea Newsgroups: comp.society.privacy Subject: e-Mail privacy Date: 15 Dec 1993 16:35:37 GMT Organization: Computer Privacy Digest Lines: 20 Sender: comp-privacy@uwm.edu Approved: comp-privacy@uwm.edu Message-ID: X-Original-Submission-Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 08:45:32 -0500 (EST) X-Submissions-To: comp-privacy@uwm.edu X-Administrivia-To: comp-privacy-request@uwm.edu X-Computer-Privacy-Digest: Volume 4, Issue 007, Message 14 of 16 Originator: levine@blatz.cs.uwm.edu What do you think of this invation of e-mail privacy? - The passwords to my computer were obtained through a trusted student worker (without my knowledge or consent, by intimidating my student worker - who later reported the incident to me) and my saved e-mail was read from my hard drive. This was done at work, by my supervisor. This was done at MIT, which has no stated policy about the privacy of personal e-mail on university computers. It's implied, however, that computers are used for personal use. (A memo went around that told everyone to be sure private stuff was off their computers before weekly backup. I'm told this implies that private coresspondence is allowed.) What's more, my supervisor then copied out my e-mail and passed it around, in places where it was obviously hoped that it would do me professional harm. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to deal with this, or what legal possibilities I may have in replying to this action? Thanks. -Sharon