Email privacy - offence to read others mail?
11 July 2006, 11:05 PM
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It's effectively an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.
"Unauthorised access to computer material"
Assuming that either the offender and/or computer/server the email is held on is based within the UK
"Unauthorised access to computer material"
Assuming that either the offender and/or computer/server the email is held on is based within the UK
12 July 2006, 02:47 AM
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Would also be morally questionable to read someone elses email without permission ! This doesnt stand if its a work email account, as has been mentioned all work email is actually theirs not yours, and all Company IT policy states this now !
13 July 2006, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Scooby300
is it a criminal offence to log in to another persons email account and read their email without their pemission?
If your talking about someone hacking your Hotmail account and logging on as you I'm sure the Police have got better things to do then trace who it was.
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13 July 2006, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Danny B
Shouldn't think so, the Police and other government organisations must do it for criminal investiagtions.
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