Investigators scanned for, and easily retrieved, Lewinsky's email messages. Messages she thought were deleted. This can have some serious implications for us regular folk. All of the email messages you have ever sent could be sitting there on the computer you used to send them. And, they are very easy for just about anyone with prying eyes to read.
Most people pay little attention to technology.
Further, most people don't take the time to understand how it works. Not everyone is a technogeek. Be prepared to face the fact that you can get busted by someone who is and take some precautionary measures. If you haven't cleaned this folder out it contains every email message you ever sent. And, if you use America Online you're not immune either.