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Article #338Re: E-mail Privacy
From: Marcus J. Ranum
Date: Thu, 23 May 1991 17:21
Date: Thu, 23 May 1991 17:21
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kadie@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie) writes: >The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1976 protects e-mail. Not to my knowledge. It "protects" cellular phones (if something can be said to be "protected" by deterrence) because they are a service provided by a common carrier - I don't believe it says anything about e-mail at all. All the time, USENET seems to entertain itself by hypothesizing about The Law, and what it SHOULD or should not do, but the sad fact of the matter is that the legal system is designed so that the only way to make a really meaningful statement of fact about a situation is to feed a lawyer and get a decision. In other words, your e-mail is not protected, unless you're willing to hire a lawyer bigger and meaner than the other guy's - maybe then you have a chance. mjr.
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