Appeals Court Preserves Email Privacy

Filed under:Bill of Rights,Technology — posted by 3wire on 8/23/2005 @ 9:32 pm

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Appeals Court Preserves Email Privacy

Massachusetts – In a long-awaited decision, the full First Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned a First Circuit panel decision that had allowed an email service provider to secretly monitor the content of users’ incoming messages without violating federal wiretap law. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other privacy organizations submitted briefs in the case urging that the earlier decision be reheard by all seven First Circuit judges.

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