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Here's an interesting story, not because RBC employees are going to become a little less "efficient," but because the reason for the bank revoking PIN-message transmission rights over Blackberries. G&M story is here: RBC's BlackBerry-addicted feel withdrawal pangs. Admittedly, I know very little about the messaging -- being an ardent Blackberry refuse-nik -- but intend to find out. More interesting to me, however, is that there is a privacy and regulatory issue here. That could cascade into other electronic messaging. The snip:
On Wednesday, the bank revoked PIN rights for any employees at its brokerage arm who deal directly with clients. Most of those affected work in sales, research and trading, said RBC spokeswoman Beja Rodeck, adding that the new policy was driven by regulatory requirements for overseeing electronic communications.Posted by Grayson at March 11, 2005 07:01 AMThe bank also plans to hire a consulting firm to explore ways of tracking and archiving PIN correspondence for those who are still allowed to use the technology, said one source familiar with the matter.