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February 12, 2012 09:14 pm GMT

The Only Reason Companies Delete Emails Is To Destroy Evidence

Image (1) burninglaptopfun.jpg for post 361895The News Corp. phone-hacking scandal continues to spiral out of control, sweeping up more and more of the companies employees and executives. In the UK, 8 peoplewere arrested, including five News Corp journalists, in the broadening scandal, which may embroil deputy COO James MurdochRupert's son and heir-apparent. Apaper copy of a deleted email found in a crate ties James Murdoch directly to the events under investigation, which involved the routine and illegal hacking of phone voicemails on behalf of a News Corp publication.This email evidence would never have been found if it wasn't printed out because News Corp, like many corporations, regularly deletes archived emails. It is standard practice, but the technical reasons given for deleting emails are usually not the real reason they are eliminated. The only real reason to destroy old emails is to avoid liability and future lawsuits.

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