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There are about 250 billion s generated everyday. There are many problems and risks related to security like privacy, improper or illegal use, Virus attacks and many more. All the problems related to s are increasing everyday.
there are a number of free services that allow users to send self destructing s: 1)Big String: recalls and retracts a message after it has been sent based on the number of times the message is read/ the age of the . it also blocks the recipient from copying, forwarding or printing the message
Self destructing .com-works with the Web based clients to enable the user to create a one time secure page for the recipient Kicknotes.com-self-destruct based on times read and age Stealth meassage.com- stores encrypted messages(the user can set the self destruct options and messages can't be forwarded
Sdmessage.com(Self Destruct Message)- is wed based and messages self destruct 60 secs after they are viewed RPost.com-is an add-on to Microsoft Outlook- for a monthly fee of $14.75, RPost alerts the sender that an is received and opened...it can also verify that the content of the is not altered These and many others can be very useful in protecting your but how is it with the modern corporate law?
They are compatible in certain cases The ability to eliminate, delete, destroy, or alter s runs flat against the drift of modern corporate law. s is increasingly playing a role similar to postal mail and contracts in courts. It is even used as evidence of action, intention, and consequence.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires all public firms to develop a reasonable policy of business record retention, including and instant messages. A good retention policy cannot be selective, all documents need to be saved Under the SOX, if you are convicted of changing, altering, or deleting business that is needed for a judicial process, you can be sentenced for up to 20 years in jail.