Feds: E-mail subpoena ruling hurts law enforcement
Kevin Poulsen,
SecurityFocus
2004-03-05
A federal appeals court has declined to reverse last year's decision that the issuance of an egregiously overbroad subpoena for e-mail can qualify as a computer intrusion in violation of anti-hacking laws, despite an argument by the Justice Department that a side-effect of the ruling has already made it harder for law enforcement officials to obtain Americans' private e-mail.