'chat' posts lead to lawsuit - outdoor electronic message boards

Defense contractor Raytheon
Accused of leaking company secrets through the Internet
Raytheon officials believe online chatters work for the company and ask Yahoo!
Identify the real name behind the electronic handle.
Yahoo operates this offensive chat group, but is not in a hurry to reveal the secrets of its customers.
Yahoo spokesman based in Santa Clara, California
He said the company would comply with the summons if it was issued, but would not disclose the identity of the user.
"We have a very, very strict privacy policy," said spokeswoman Diane Hunt . ".
"We are not just posting user information, we are very careful.
"Live news of the hit: Tony Award deadly crane collapse trophy hunting documentary" Women's World Cup ". The Boston Herald reported the case for the first time, highlighting the difficulties of Internet chat groups, which encouraged various conversations that could happen after working in a bar.
Electronic message boards create the illusion of privacy that encourages people to spread their ideas around the world.
This is exactly what Raytheon wants to prevent employees from doing --
At least in terms of company information.
"We are committed to and take seriously our responsibility to protect proprietary information," Raytheon spokesman Tony Simonetti said on Thursday . ".
"We will take the necessary legal action.
"In this case, it is alleged that the online information was released by workers who served as screen names such as RSCDeepthroat, SadNTexas and snowbaw198.
The News revealed Thor-a $19.
5 billion companies with 100,000 employees
The claim is primarily a corporate secret about manpower forecasting and financial issues.
Last month, Raytheon's lawyers said in a lawsuit filed by the High Court of Middlesex in Cambridge that the workers disclosed confidential information and violated their employment agreement.
But most of the information disclosed is either speculative, inaccurate, or already public.
Raytheon quoted a man who only guessed the company's share price.
"Our stock will slide further to around £ 35! !
He wrote in September that he recently sold his shares for $57 a share. Rayman-
Mass was quoted for writing in October.
21 The company sold one of its units to DRS Technologies for $45 million.
The deal was already made public by Raytheon that day.
H1234567 released a message on April saying that "Thor won the missile"
Defense contract.
Good news will be announced tomorrow.
"The competition actually won the deal.
Raytheon requested a ban to prevent chatters from disclosing any other information, in addition to the company's claim for damages, attorney fees and fees.
"It seems a bit disturbing that a company will check its employees in this way," said Scott channas, a lawyer for a company specializing in labor law.
Charnas, who was not involved in the case, said he was not aware of any tatute that prevented Yahoo from disclosing the names of its chat group members.
"There may be privacy expectations when people log in using these screen names, but this may be the wrong expectation.
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