Send an E-Mail, Go to Jail

• Posted by Geoffrey G. Gussis on February 13th, 2006


• Filed in Risk Management & Compliance

Law.com’s recent article on the use of email as evidence is a must read for in-house counsel and corporate risk management departments:

"E-mail evidence is one of the newest and sharpest arrows in the government’s quiver. In recent years the government has won several convictions based on little more than damning e-mail evidence. Nonetheless, people continue to use e-mail casually or even thoughtlessly, producing a data stream of potential admissions. To make matters worse, with the proliferation of portable e-mail devices, such as the ubiquitous BlackBerry, the attention paid to each e-mail diminishes while the amount sent rises dramatically. The BlackBerry is so addictive it’s been dubbed the "CrackBerry." More than ever, people are using portable e-mail devices owned by their employer to send slapdash messages about sensitive matters without a second thought for whether the e-mail truly is confidential."

Link: Legal Technology - Send an E-Mail, Go to Jail.