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How to conduct e-mail reviews in Germany

Information from business emails is often very important for investigating breaches of rules or for court proceedings. However, strict legal requirements apply to the analysis and inspection of emails. The following overview sets out these requirements and describes the risks resulting from failure to comply with them, while focusing primarily on more recent
court rulings. The article also shows how employers can effectively mitigate or avoid legal risks when monitoring emails. One of the main focuses of the overview is on recommended actions to take in practice and a checklist for preparing for and implementing access to business email accounts.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:bsz:15-qucosa-199175
Date09 March 2016
CreatorsWybitul, Tim
ContributorsHogan Lovells,, Universität Leipzig, Lehrstuhl für Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht, Kriminologie, Jugendstrafrecht und Strafvollzugsrecht
PublisherUniversitätsbibliothek Leipzig
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article
Formatapplication/pdf
SourceCompliance Elliance Journal (2016) 2:1, S. 59-77

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