New Rules Make Firms Track E-Mails, IMs

December 1, 2006

(AP) -- U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees thanks to new federal rules that go into effect Friday, legal experts say.



Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Report: E-Mail Archiving Becoming a Must

created May 01, 2007 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

AT&T asks employees to lobby FCC on net neutrality

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel Gets More Time to Explain Lost E-Mails in Antitrust Case

created Apr 07, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dell settles federal discrimination suit for $9.1M

created Jul 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Man pleads guilty in Vt. in border child porn case

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Stumble it Digg this share on Facebook retweet share on Reddit add to delicious
Rate this story - 2.3 /5 (3 votes)


December 1, 2006 all stories

Comments: 0

2.3 /5 (3 votes)
  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • share this



  • hide
  • Relevant PhysicsForums posts

  • help with COMSOl(moving coordinates)
    created 2 hours ago
  • I wanna build a robot!
    created 11 hours ago
  • Finding Max Moment for triangular load
    created Nov 10, 2009
  • Dehumidifier from a walk-in freezer unit?
    created Nov 10, 2009
  • More from Physics Forums - General Engineering

Other News

Creating 3D models with a simple webcam

Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Constructing virtual 3D models usually requires heavy and expensive equipment, or takes lengthy amounts of time. A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr Gerhard Reitmayr ...


Bing logo

Microsoft brings more Web data to Bing results; teams up with WolframAlpha

Technology / Internet

created 7 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google.


Google Go

Google Go gets going (w/ Video)

Technology / Software

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has introduced its new experimental programming language Go, which aims to combine speedy application development through simplified coding with high-speed program execution.


Facebook logo

Poked: The difference between Facebook's News Feed and Live Feed

Technology / Internet

created 3 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First off, I'd like to thank Facebook for confusing its users yet again with a new feature that is hard to decipher and makes users grumpy. It really makes my job of picking a column topic so easy when they ...


Google Wave Client

Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave

Technology / Internet

created 7 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement ...