Bottom-Heavy Email

Tim Bray: Bottom-Heavy Email
‘We all got a note from Paul the CFO, who’s a bright and reasonable kind of person, telling us we should put one of those privacy disclaimers at the bottom of outgoing emails. This struck me as a ridiculous idea, so I pushed back a bit, and learned why these things exist. … While I’m not a lawyer, this seemed pretty shaky to me. I mean, if I send you something secret and you screw up and pass it on to the wrong person, and damage ensues, I may well decide to sue your ass even if you do have some boilerplate legalese at the bottom of your email. … “But, the insurance company requires that we do this in order for them to provide coverage.” I don’t have a come-back to that.’

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