I don't see the problem.
It's not like this is government time and materials.
Many people use company stuff after hours or even during hours -- when you are putting in 60-80 hour weeks it isn't possible to separate "your" stuff from "company" stuff.
Most companies put this down as a perk and don't care so long as you aren't doing anything criminal.
As criminal as I think the DNC is, this is no big deal.
I wonder what kind of porn/spam filters Intel has....uhm...never mind. Forget I said anything.
Intel sucks. AMD chips have been eating their lunch for years. Can't wait to upgrade to the new 64-bit AMD chip.
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I don't see any major problems with this. It isn't even our problem. It is Intel's problem if they want to do anything about it.
Keep in mind that even if we do something that forces Intel to put a stop to it, the political activist in question will only switch to using another email address, and after all that effort and energy - nothing will have changed.
In fact, targeting this employee would only appear petty and won't help the conservative image.
No it's okay, if the company doesn't like it they can say stop, but unless something really obscene or horrific is being associated with the email I think it's a little petty to complain to the company.
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I retired from a very large company just recently and I will assure you they would have a large problem with it.
Company email was used expressly for company business and if you had a problem with it, sorry.
I would bet this email address will vanish post haste from any website, DNC or RNC. Bank on it.
Send a complaint to abuse@intel.com, describing how corporate systems are possibly being misused for partisan political purposes.
I think this should've been handled without posting it on FR. She shouldn't be doing this with her work e-mail but putting it on here could potentially cause the folks at intel to get a HUGE number of complaints - or, at least, a disproportionate number. They might freak out and fire her, which I don't think is justified under the circumstances.