Why E-Mail Can Be Hazardous...
Saturday, July 15th, 2000 Litigation TechnologyEverybody knows that when a lawsuit is involved, everything you say may be used against you. How about everything you type? Can what you write in an e-mail that has been deleted and never sent be used against you? If that is the case, shouldn’t you be a lot more careful of the things you put into your computer? Welcome to the world of computerized evidence discovery - a world where not only what you write can be used against you, but where deleting a document can be as futile as trying to remove a piece of gum hopelessly stuck to the bottom of your shoe. It just won’t go away without special handling. In the past decade, the world has seen exponential growth in the use of computer systems by the business community to streamline their operations, ease their ability to communicate with customers and employees and to maintain their records.
