E-Mail Privacy Tips
• Understand the concerns associated with e-mail -- First you should understand some of the privacy concerns that may be associated when communicating online via e-mail.
• Know the recipient -- Make sure that your e-mail recipient is a trustworthy person and will not forward your e-mail on to others without your consent.
• Use a password -- If you share your computer with others -- such as family members or roommates -- use an e-mail application that can be password protected.
• Use Web-based applications -- Using Web-based e-mail (like Hotmail or Yahoo) may be a good approach if you're concerned about people who have access to your computer reading your locally stored e-mail.
• Delete local copies of messages -- You can also delete the local copy of your sent e-mail message by opening the "sent" or "out" folder in your e-mail program and deleting the message. You will also need to then open the "deleted" or "trash" folder in your e-mail program and delete the message one more time to make sure that it is removed from your e-mail application.