III. Why Do You Need an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)?

E-mail and Internet Use Increasing Exponentially

Uncertain Legal Environment

Litigation

• Creates digital smoking guns
• Wide Range of Cases
  • employment, discrimination, breach of contract, malpractice
  • defamatory statements
  • copyright/trademark/trade secret exposure
  • sexually explicit materials
  • exposure of confidential information (e.g., salaries, discipline, reviews)
  • product liability claims
  • work product/attorney-client materials

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