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Press Clip from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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Editorial: Government e-mail missteps inexcusable

SOURCE: Editorial Staff // Anderson, IN Herald Bulletin

23 Jun 2007 // Two of the many problems with e-mail:

• People can find out things about you that you have the right to conceal.
• People can conceal from you the things you have a right to know.

Two recent stories in the news that shed light on both of these problems reveal the temptation e-mail presents to government officials.

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