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E-mail privacy to disappear?
Mark Rasch, 2007-11-02

On October 8, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati granted the government's request for a full-panel hearing in United States v. Warshak case centering on the right of privacy for stored electronic communications. At issue is whether the procedure whereby the government can subpoena stored copies of your e-mail -- similar to the way they could simply subpoena any physical mail sitting on your desk -- is unconstitutionally broad.

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E-mail privacy to disappear? 2007-11-05
Anonymous
Great commentary, Mark. This once again underscores the fact that, at a minimum, everyone should be using PGP or some other form of encryption, whenever possible (with regularly changing keys). It may not be foolproof, but it may be the only resort at this point....

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