E-Mail Snooping Ruled Permissible

Thu Jul 1 06:13:29 UTC 2004

It seems to me all the court said is you cannot use the Wire Tap Act
in a case that the communication is not on the wire. The court did note
the they felt this Act needs updating. They indicated the Act was very specific
and they did not feel extending the Act to cover e-mail in the conditions mentioned
was something they could do, without new law to guide them. 

The court did not rubber stamp "e-mail snooping". This case can be argued on other
grounds. But many of those seem to be a grey areas. 

-- 
James H. Edwards
Routing and Security
At the Santa Fe Office: Internet at Cyber Mesa  
jamesh at cybermesa.com
noc at cybermesa.com
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