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Employee misuse of company email 'a clear and present danger'


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24 Mar 2005 9:48AM

Businesses in the UK face a spiralling threat from inappropriate employee use of corporate email systems according to a survey by YouGov and Clearswift.

A relaxed attitude to email at work, a "banter culture", and employees taking advantage of free email and internet mean threats are multiplying - from the circulation of offensive material to the downloading of pirate software, as well the loss of confidential information, illegal spam response rates and uninhibited use of web mail.

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