Bring Back the Company Memo (For Privacy)

June 21st, 2008 | Category: Gadget News

In ancient times (before the 1980s), there was a clear distinction amidst official company communication and personal or private communication. Official communication took the anatomy of “memos,” which were intended to be part of the company record. Everything else — phone calls, personal chats, hand-written scribbles — were clearly understood to be

unofficial, off-the-record and private. When e-mail and chat came along, we lumped them into the same category as “memos” — fair game for snooping and admissible in court. That was an error. It’s instance to BRING BACK THE MEMO, and keep e-mail and chat private.

Orginal post by Mike

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