3 Aug
2004
3 Aug
'04
1:50 a.m.
For example, I have e-birthday cards sent to an
secretary by her colleagues; emails from her husband
explaining...
COMPLETELY unethical to spend more than a minute reading such
personal stuff IMHO. It is a partially the fault of the previous owner,
partially the fault of the O/S vendor to not sterilize the machine before
getting it out, but I don't think that exonerates you. If we are to be
respected in this hobby I think we should step up and give personal
data honorable burial.
This will someday happen: Someone will do something really unethical
with thrown HD information and various localities will have to install
shredding equipment for incoming computers.
Greenwich seems to already be doing a variant of this.
John A.
Los Alamos, NM
(Now I'm joking)