email privacy
I realize internet privacy issues have been discussed before... I've always felt relatively immune because I do most my surfing with Firefox, I don't sign in to Google, and I don't belong to Facebook....
Forum Discussion
pasusan wrote:
Tampering with US Mail is a federal offense. Why isn't email treated the same way? And why is all this privacy invasion considered acceptable?
From the Constitution of the United States:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Now understand this applies to GOVERNMENT searches, not private theft but other laws protect you againts THEFT of mail.. When the letter is in transit it is the "property" of the government or at least a quasi government agency (post office) and thus tampering is prohibited Tampering with a letter is teh same as blowing up the White house legally.
But.. Electronic communications are NOT handled by the government so those laws do not, it seems, apply. and the courts have ruled the 4th amendment does not apply to electronic communications as well.
And that is all I can say. Other than this:
There is I a reason I stuck to facts in this post and witheald my opinion.
