While some may believe the ideas presented here outdated, I found this article very informative and quite interesting (considering that i did not have this much of an information on the subject). One aspect to however add from a legal prespective : There has been a case in US where monitoring (internet usage) by employers including scanning official emails have not been held violating an individual's privacy right, provided the employer has already cautioned its employees about such official scrutinies, either by wording it in their employment contract or as the company's standard corporate/HR policy. The Indian IT Act also has made spying emails or computer network an offence. However, we do not have any judicial ruling on the subject, and as legal commentators often say, even if there was to be a judicial verdict, it will necessarily follow the US decision. An aspect that we may all like to keep in mind next time when we blatantly use official emails or internet in office...Cheers
