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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? 2007-11-09
Anonymous
Let's take the same kind of reasoning a bit further: if the mailbox in front of your house is somehow accesible, the letters you receive can be legally viewed by anyone, because you can't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" under such circumstances. Scary....

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