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I've always assumed everything I type on a work machine is property of my employer, and thus can be reviewed, copied, etc.

I find astounding how many companies use a third-party messaging system for all their communications.

Do they not realize that anyone with access to Slack's data can read their stuff? That's over 1,000 people[1] if you only count Slack employees!

Do you really think that competitors or blackhats are above blackmailing or paying one of them for a data dump?

[1] As of March 2018, according to this Mashable article: https://mashable.com/2018/03/10/how-slack-uses-slack/



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