| Show D4 The Salt Lake Tribune TECHNOLOGY PC Privacy Rights Needed in Workplace By Laurie Flynn enough not to use the phone But the real question is: Did Borland have the legal and ethical right to get a hold of Wang's pass word and browse through his messages regardless of what they suspected was in those messages? Absolutely Borland and its lawyers contend But not all legal observers agree This case could have serious implications for anyone who uses email at work Sure you should know better than to send that could be considered scandalous malicious or hurtful to other employees But likewise companies should expect that employees will carry on personal conversations at work — in the hallway at the fax machine or electronically — and they should bank on the assumption that respecting em former Borland executive accused of stealing trade secrets when he jumped to rival software maker Symantec Wang passed the alleged secrets over electronic mail using an MCI Mail account which by the way Borland was paying for Suspecting foul play Borland executives got Wang's secret pass- NEWS SERVICE KNIGHT-RIDDE- SAN JOSE Calif — When personal computers aren't crunching numbers churning out reports or breaking down more and more often they're sending electronic mail — memos to the sales staff comments on a financial state ment perhaps a passing remark about the supervisor's bungling of the weekly meeting But thanks to Eugene Wang this electronic water cooler could soon be a thing of the past in some shortsighted companies another tradition gone the way of the Friday beer bash and monthly department lunch And gone with it would be the sense of that comes with having some measure of privacy — with or without the benefit of laws requiring it Wang you may recall is the word then browsed through Wang's mail account to find records of messages he sent to his new employer Then they called the police who called the FBI who called the Oh yeah now you remember Ethical and legal issues aside Wang's actions were stupid No reasonable person would send electronic mail to his new employer using an account paid for by the company he was leaving Most people would be smart self-respe- ct Sunday April 4 1993 Upstart Computer Firm Ready To Defend Mac eWorkalike ployee privacy also has a payoff In the end the outcome of the c case will depend on what constitutes a trade secret and not necessarily what kind of privacy is afforded electronic-mail messages But the case has taken on unusual significance in the privacy arena because the litany of observers and legal pundits watching say it could finally force a definition of what rights employees have to privacy in the workplace It's about time Borland-Symante- cent since 1991 Laptop PCs compact and easy to conceal have become a prime target of thieves They have been taken from airports libraries and even from press row during the National Basketball Association playoffs Consumers have learned a lot about how to use computers Now they should learn how to protect the machines from being stolen Traveling salespeople and others who carry laptops aren't the only victims According to First Security Services one of the nation's largest security companies PCs have replaced IBM typewriters as the class of office equip ment most sought after by thieves "The machines have a street value especial units" said David K ly with Johnston Safeware's chief executive officer "Thieves have found that they can take a machine to a corner and sell it The loss to the consumer can be substantial For many of our insured the computer is a bigger purchase than their car We have lots of people who have desktop publishing systems in their homes that are worth $15000 or $20000" In many instances homeowners' or renters' insurance will cover a PC against theft or accident But there are possible exceptions such as computers in the home that are being used for business purposes Consumers who aren't sure if theii machines would be covered under SENTINEL ORLANDO Last summer a salesman hurriedly packed in his hotel room afraid he was about to miss his flight home Pressed for time he mistakenly stuffed his laundry and two company manuals into his computer bag He tossed his $3000 laptop computer in his suitcase and rushed to the airport His unintentional disguising of his computer saved it from a major peril facing the machines today: thieves At the airport one man distracted the salesman by masquerading as a limousine driver searching for a passenger While his head was turned another man picked up his computer bag and walked off It was several minutes later before the salesman realized someone had stolen his dirty socks Of course the thieves thought they had an expensive computer that would be easy to sell That story really happened said a representative for Safeware an insurance agency in Columbus Ohio Safeware with some 60000 policyholders is the country's leading insurer of personal computers The company often hears those kind of stories But most do not have such a humorous ending According to industry analysts theft of personal computers has risen by 400 per lenge to its right to build the first clone of Apple Computer Inc's famous Macintosh "We have done this from scratch This is absolutely original" NuTek USA Corp president and founder Benjamin Chou said Monday after announcing the release of a Mac "workalike" Chou said his engineers thoroughly documented their development of the technology and consulted throughout the process with an attorney A spokesman for Apple said late last week that Apple does not believe anyone can build a computer that runs Macintosh software without infringing on Apple's patented technology There was no immediate comment from Apple about NuTek's announcement on Monday But with Apple's prices falling in recent months it may be too late for a successful Mac clone some analysts said NuTek may have trouble selling it because Apple's prices have been driven down by competition they said And the company may not be able to withstand a likely patent infringement lawsuit from Apple Computer makers for years have built personal computers compatible with International Business Machines Corp's system The resulting competition has led to lower prices for IBM clones and a raging price war among clones and IBM machines themselves But that kind of competition has never affected Apple — the company that a decade ago introduced the first computer system to include an hardware and software package and easyto-use controls Nobody has ever successfully cloned the Macintosh But ghou said his company has The best we've got today are a few sorely lacking guideposts One is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 which protects the privacy of electronic messages sent over public networks but doesn't address sent within corporate electronic-mai- l systems Another is a set of statutes allowing employers to monitor certain forms of communications like the telephone a homeowners policy should check with their agent Safeware founded by Johnston 10 years ago is one of only a handful of companies writing policies exclusively on PCs The average premium is about WO a year John- ston said Policies such as those written by Safeware offer computer owners a safety blanket Safeware's policies provide for full replacement of both computer and software after a $200 deductible The coverage includes protection against fire vandalism and accidental damage But your laptop PC is more likely to be grabbed by a thief than struck by lightning Johnston said s of all losses we handle are caused by thefts" he said Companies are rushing products to the market that will allow consumers to make their computers more difficult to steal Some laptops being introduced will sound an alarm if moved suddenly Several companies are offering cabling devices similar to bicycle locks If you're working at say the public library you'll be able to lock your laptop PC to a table before heading off to the bathroom A better idea may be to stuff the machine into a nondescript bag and take it with you With laptops costing $1000 and up the extra precaution may be well worth the hassle — four-year-ol- "Two-third- self-contain- PRESS SAN JOSE Calif A tiny Silicon Valley start-u- p company says it will weather any court chal- Personal Computers Rapidly Becoming Primary Targets of Theft By Barry Cooper developed a computer "motherboard" — or primary integrated circuit board — that will run most Macintosh applications NuTek plans to license the technology to independent computer makers at a price of $899 each and it has already gotten some orders from Europe NuTek also is building its own computer the Duet that will be the first to run software designed for both the IBM and Mac systems It will have a suggested retail price of $2996 Chou said his company headquartered in Apple's hometown of Cupertino Calif used between 15 and 20 engineers and spent some $10 million to develop the clone Financial backers include Tom Yuen president of IBM clone maker AST Research Inc and other American and Taiwanese investors he said Analysts expressed interest in the new system but also skepticism about whether a market exists for NuTek's products and the company's ability to defend against a potential court 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