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Close the E-Mail Wiretap Loophole
Mark Rasch, 2004-07-05

Some pretty sleazy operators are slipping through a hole in a federal wiretap law that arguably leaves your e-mail unprotected from snooping.

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I would assume it is more like reading a postcard that was sent out through a company's mail department. If you didn't put it in a sealed envelope, can the mail clerk who copies it to keep for company records really be "intercepting" the mail?

Always assume that if you are using email on a specific service, then the service will have access to your email. What they do with your email may need to be addressed legislatively to preserve privacy... but that is a different story. Encrypt your email, and there is no problem (well, less of a problem).

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