FIfF-Ko 4/2007: Email Privacy in the USA. Warshak v. United States
Von Vincent Brannigan
The 6th Circuit Court of appeals has recently extended constitutional privacy rights to users of Email, determining that a statute that permitted secret access to such emails in the hands of the service provider did not meet constitutional standards, since it did not require a warrant. The Court issued a broad order against the government conducting such email searches. The case is Warshak v. United States.
Den gesamten Text finden Sie in der FIfF-Kommunikation 4/2007 "Datensammelwut".