If you worked for Widget Corporation, would you use your personal email for work?

[KeepItReal]

How would my bosses and clients perceive my correspondence coming from "[e-mail]" instead of "[e-mail]"?

The fact that *any* government official (past or present) used their own personal domain, gmail, or blackberry account for government-related emails is appalling (not to mention a security risk).

[HappyMe]

1. No, I wouldn't use it.

I never even checked my personal email account at work.

[snooper2]

2. I don't see how she managed to do it in this day and age-

There are things like (directories) that people use....

Should I cc the SoS on that? Sure...

Okay, oh shit, she is using AOL right, what was that address again?

[BlueCaliDem]

3. Yes. And it's done all the time.

Hubby is an interior designer and manager of an upscale furniture store (on the verge of becoming the authorized retailer for Erkones, home of the luxury Stressless furniture pieces you've undoubtedly seen commercials for) and has a professional e-mail as well as his private. He rarely uses his professional e-mail when writing clients and company execs. His clients love this special treatment and judging by his sales as top salesperson in the company and in the history of the company, they apparently appreciate that special touch.

[Agschmid]

5. Yup, this.

Though as SOS I'd probably be excited to use my .gov email... Just saying.

[HereSince1628]

4. I know that seems like an argument, but it isn't regarding the accusations

The claim is that HRC broke laws/regulations/administration rules etc either about record keeping or security.

But no one has pointed to exactly where she did that. A cursory read of laws about email and federal records suggests agencies are required to have and follow procedures to ensure the archiving of documents that meet requirements of 'federal records'.

Do I think it's something I'd do? No. My life as a pretty much unknown academic meant my name carried far less than the credibility of the institutions I worked for, so my business emails were always on institutional accounts.

[KeepItReal]

6. It is definitely a security vulnerability above all else

Encryption has to be set up on both ends of an email for it to be secure.

Did Sec. Clinton (or Powell and other transgressors) enable encryption on her end and coordinate with every email recipient at State or other agencies to receive encrypted email specifically from her?

[HereSince1628]

7. Yes I think communications concerning classified material could be an issue

But the claim out on the street is she violated Federal Records Act, as I understand it relative to archiving requirements.

[Lee-Lee]

8. When I was a deputy it was a a violation you could be terminated for

On top of being stupid.

Department and county policy was very, very clear- no use of non-issued email accounts for any kind of work related stuff.

There were several reasons. First, it ensured all communications were properly on the record and accessable.

Second, it protected me as an officer. If I sent as much as one email regarding a case or investigation no matter how remotely related my entire personal email account became subject to subpoena- and I would have to fight what was handed over.

Third, it ensured that people getting emails could see the domain and be assured it was legitimate email from a legitimate source.

Fourth, it eliminated chances of harassment or stalking based upon a private email from people unhappy we locked up their wife or boyfriend or them- and made cases of that easier to prove and once again kept private emails from having to be admitted into court records.

It would have been way stupid for me, a lowly Sheriff's deputy, to do as well as a violation of policy. I can't imagine why on earth anyone in a position like hers would even consider it.

[KeepItReal]

9. Great post

thanks

[Orsino]

10. Fuck, no.

And have my account subpoenaed because of litigation involving my company? No.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. At our school a ton of communication apparently is shared via Facebook.

I don't do Facebook to any extent so I sometimes feel left out of the loop.
As for email, we allow auto forwarding of school mail to outside accounts so people only have to check one place for their mail (no value to me but our adjuncts find it helpful). The result is a lot of replies to school issues coming from non-school addresses.

[WillowTree]

12. Never for business-related correspondence. Not ever.