Following up on yesterday's post on Councilman, I found this interesting article at GigaLaw: "Do ISPs' Policies Allow Them to Monitor E-mail?" At issue: whether ISPs can/should/do have the same kind of "we can monitor you" language in their user agreements as many corporations do in their acceptable use policies.
The bottom line is really simple: AOL, MSN, and Earthlink all say that they can monitor your email. AOL is unique in saying that they won't do so unless legally required to; MSN and Earthlink both reserve the right to monitor anything at any time.
The bottom line is really simple: AOL, MSN, and Earthlink all say that they can monitor your email. AOL is unique in saying that they won't do so unless legally required to; MSN and Earthlink both reserve the right to monitor anything at any time.
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