, SecurityFocus 2003-08-29
Issuing an egregiously overbroad subpoena for stored e-mail qualifies as a computer intrusion in violation of anti-hacking laws, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, deciding a case in which a litigant in a civil matter subpoenaed every single piece of e-mail his courtroom adversary sent or received.
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Hacking-by-subpoena ruled illegal
2003-09-02
Timothy Smith <tgsmith (at) grouch (dot) com [email concealed]>
Timothy Smith <tgsmith (at) grouch (dot) com [email concealed]>
At one time, they would sign such orders and compel one company to give all its e-mail to another. No matter what harm releasing that info might cause. I think it was uses against Texaco during a discrimination lawsuit. Now they could claim it would release sensitive info.
Just another twist that enables and emboldens those who think they are above the law.
So no thy will deny due process during litigation. Companies will be able to hide data by stating it could give soneone a competitive edge.
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