In January 2002, the Danish Government IT Security Council issued guidelines on policymaking with regard to employees’ use of e-mail and the Internet at the workplace. The guidelines are directed at private corporations and public authorities and are intended as a source of inspiration when drafting policies. The guidelines are only issued in Danish, however Qvist · Stanbrook and other law firms in Denmark may provide an English version of a checklist based on the guidelines.
The guidelines bring into focus a variety of questions, f. ex. whether it should be allowed to use e-mail and the Internet for private use at the workplace; how should the use of e-mail and the Internet be controlled in general; should the workplace implement a security system; how should the procedures be in receiving and sending e-mails; and how should entering of legal binding agreement by using e-mail and the Internet be regulated.
