TY  - GEN
AU  - Steinberg, Robert,
AU  - Polashuk, Roby.
AU  - Sant, Matthe.
AU  - Lequang, Kha.
ID  - 23312
KW  - Intellectual property
KW  - Internet
KW  - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : PARIS CONVENTION : PROTECTED SUBJECT MATTER : INTERNET
KW  - INTERNET : THIRD-PARTY INTERCEPTION
KW  - ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
KW  - E-MAIL : PRIVILAGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY
KW  - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT (ECPA) : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
KW  - E-MAIL RETENTION POLICY
N1  - This article examines electronic communication from a global perspective. First, it presents a background of the Internet, the typical security risks created by use of the Internet, and new techniques, such as encryption, which have the potential to reduce these risks.; Second, the paper addresses two legal issues: 1. Does a lawyer's use of e-mail to communicate waive the attorney-client privilage?; 2. Does a lawyer's use of e-mail to communicate confidential information violate the lawyer's duty of confidentiality?; Third, the article discusses legal issues implicated by an employer's decision to monitor its employees' electronic communications, and finally, it discusses document retention policies involving electronic communications.
T1  - Security and privacy in the age of electronic mail /
TI  - Security and privacy in the age of electronic mail /
VL  - 1999 Vol 2 No 4 pages 657-676
ER  -