Yup. My company went with gChat and have a global setting where messages disappear after about 10 minutes.
It was exactly the reason you stated. Not necessarily that they were worried bad things would happen (but in a big enough company the chance is high), but just the compliance requirements. If someone falls under a legal hold, all of that has to be collected and retained on a schedule.
Easier just to wipe it out after a set time period a global policy.
It was exactly the reason you stated. Not necessarily that they were worried bad things would happen (but in a big enough company the chance is high), but just the compliance requirements. If someone falls under a legal hold, all of that has to be collected and retained on a schedule.
Easier just to wipe it out after a set time period a global policy.