Citing security concerns, a major law firm has blocked its workers from accessing their personal email on its computers.

In a memo to employees on Monday, King & Spalding said it had been advised by consultants that accessing personal email accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail from the law firm’s computers “creates a significant security risk.” Hence, as of May 1, workers will be blocked from doing so—and should not do so, even if for some reason they are not blocked from doing so. The ban includes accessing personal email from firm laptops even if they are not using the firm’s computer system, the memo notes.

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