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| Version | User | Scope of changes |
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| Nov 21 2007, 4:49 PM EST (current) | jimglab | 5 words added, 4 words deleted |
| Nov 21 2007, 4:48 PM EST | jimglab |
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As government legislation increasingly demands retention of digital correspondence, your email messages, even personal ones, are becoming more permanent every day. Not happy about that? Keep these ideas in mind.
• A simple way to add a base level of security to any email message is by attaching it as a password-protected PDF or Word file. This security is easily breakable, but it’s better than nothing.
• Corporate email servers are likely to remember your email, for better or worse, for years—if not forever. If you don’t want your personal messages on the record for eternity, use a Web-based service like Gmail or Yahoo! Mail instead of a corporate account.
• For even more security, send anonymous email using a free online service like willselfdestruct.com,willselfdestruct.com, stealthmessage.com stealthmessage .com or kicknotes.com.kicknotes.com. These messages can even be set to delete themselves automatically after they’re read.
• Don’t imagine that instant messaging is more secure than email. Many applications keep logs of IM conversations, and companies can easily monitor IM traffic, too.
• A simple way to add a base level of security to any email message is by attaching it as a password-protected PDF or Word file. This security is easily breakable, but it’s better than nothing.
• Corporate email servers are likely to remember your email, for better or worse, for years—if not forever. If you don’t want your personal messages on the record for eternity, use a Web-based service like Gmail or Yahoo! Mail instead of a corporate account.
• For even more security, send anonymous email using a free online service like willselfdestruct.com,willselfdestruct.com, stealthmessage.com stealthmessage .com or kicknotes.com.kicknotes.com. These messages can even be set to delete themselves automatically after they’re read.
• Don’t imagine that instant messaging is more secure than email. Many applications keep logs of IM conversations, and companies can easily monitor IM traffic, too.
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