[FYI] U.S.: Porn spam--legal minefield for employers

["Axel H Horns" <axel.h.horns@gmx.net>]

http://news.com.com/2100-1032-995658.html

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Porn spam--legal minefield for employers  

By Declan McCullagh  

Staff Writer, CNET News.com  

April 7, 2003, 4:00 AM PT  

WASHINGTON--Lewd e-mail promoting pornography may soon pose more than 
just a technical challenge in the ongoing fight against spam--experts 
say it's set to become an acute legal problem, too.  

Graphic images appearing unbidden on PCs by way of e-mail in-boxes 
could qualify as evidence of a "hostile work environment," something 
that's prohibited by federal employment law.  

As a result, porn spam could begin to crop up in sexual harassment 
complaints from employees offended by the material. Even if companies 
aren't the source of such messages, they could be liable for hefty 
civil fines if managers know that porn spam is a problem and don't 
move to address it.  

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