Yet, the same company will break your horns for sending private emails from work or using the company telephone to make personal calls to an old flame in Australia.

Nah... mixing personal stuff with business stuff is one of those things I consider to be unethical and, well... stupid. I don't even check my personal email when I'm at work... it's not only a distraction that I don't need, but it's unethical because the company isn't paying me for that. I've seen lots of folks get the boot for a lot less and now companies like Citrix think it's a good idea. I think it's gonna bite them back.