Link to December 9 New York Times article, "Text Messages: Digital Lipstick on the Collar".Excerpt: At the root of the issue is privacy — or rather the increasing lack of it in our show-and-tell digital culture. Text messages are considered private, much as telephone calls are, legal experts say. But if a cheating spouse’s cellphone is part of a family calling plan or regularly left unlocked and unattended on the dinner table or night stand, it is conceivable that a partner who suspects infidelity could make a case for sifting through the in-box.
“People who have something really private to say probably shouldn’t do it in a text on their cellphone,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a public interest research group based in Washington.
All this new-fangled stuff has put Retiring Guy in the mood for Connie Francis.Gatorade. Accenture. Gillette. Berkshire Hathaway.
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