Appeals court: warrant required before Feds can read e-mail
By Jacqui Cheng
ars technica
December 14, 2010
The government must obtain a valid search warrant before infiltrating your e-mail in a criminal investigation, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The appeals court ruled Tuesday on US v. Warshak, noting that e-mail "requires strong protection under the Fourth Amendment," and that law enforcement can't demand for an ISP to give up e-mail with just a court order. FULL STORY
So your emails have more protection than your kids.
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