access to the airwaves

[Shelden DeVained]

There is no such thing as privacy anymore.

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>>...How is it possible for a group 
>>to monitor email messages and post cautionary messages like this?  
Does 
>>anybody else find this outrageous?   Can someone explain how it is 
done?  I 
>>realize they have some software that looks for certain keywords but 
how do 
>>they gain access to the "air waves" and what is to prevent a political 
>>group from doing the same thing?
>
>Assuming that this relates to Web4Lib having Web-accessible archives, 
not much. 
>This is why you see warnings to be cautious in what you post to a 
public list
>(or in private mail, for that matter).  Do an Alta Vista search for 
your name
>and/or workplace and you may be delighted/startled/mortified at how 
much of
>your writing has been immortalized.
>
>Hmmm, perhaps this will become a common practice for employers checking 
out
>prospects...
>
>Bob Sullivan                               scp_sulli at sals.edu
>Schenectady County Public Library (NY)     http://www.scpl.org
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