via slashdot:
A recent survey of 332 technology decision-makers at large u.s. companies reveals a growing concern over sensitive information leaving the enterprise through email.
In its 2005 study on outbound email security and content issues, email security vendor Proofpoint found that more than 63% of corporations with 1,000 or more employees either employ or plan to hire workers to read outbound email.
Why? companies are highly concerned about preventing leaks of trade secrets, enforcing corporate email policies, and complying with regulations that affect email usage.
More corporate/worker class warfare.
The big danger here is that for indidual workers it is usually difficult to impossible to get any leverage over relatively minor rights like this. And there are many more minor rights to be given up if this trend continues.
And unlike government interference, corprations more often seem to get under the radar of political sites like Kos. (Especially when we're all fixated on pie.)