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Wenn man über Gründe für die Archivierung von Emails und Textnachrichten spricht, geht es auch um Compliance und offengelegte Daten..

When we talk about reasons for archiving emails and text messages, we usually speak of compliance and open records requests. But it is really about being responsible for what you write and what you say. Compliance equates to transparency –being an open book—in your communications.

Everyone knows that with today’s technology, illegal, slanderous and clandestine activities carried out through business emails and texts create digital trails that can be proven, making those who would write or say these things think twice before they do it, especially if they know that they are being monitored.

But what about transparency for everyone, including our children? Text messages sent to and from their own cell phones are often viewed as private conversations, sacrosanct – like a diary that parents should stay out of. This mentality flies in the face of responsible parenting. If this seems a bit like “big brother” to you, ask yourself if you would check your child’s backpack or bedroom for drugs or talk to their teachers about their behavior in class. Chances are that your kids expect you to check up on them. Social networking sites started out for the young, but the trend spread and now their parents and grandparents have joined in. Everyone now understands that a picture or comment on Facebook is out there for the world to see. The world is changing. Some people will embrace the transparency world now; some will do it later and some never will. This is why we live in a free world.

Raising children in an environment of transparency and responsibility for their actions helps them grow into responsible adults. Just as an organization demands accountability from its employees, parents should hold their children accountable for their actions and communications. If we, as a society, all live as though we expect our communications to be transparent, we can create a culture of accountability. A good place to start is by educating our children to be transparent in their texting, social networking and cell phone behaviors.