12-04-2006, 11:04 AM
Quote:How safe is stored e-mail from the prying eyes of government authorities? Not very. It would be a whole lot safer if a decision by a federal judge in Ohio were left standing, according to a trio of civil rights groups.
The decision by District Court Judge Susan J. Dlott declared unconstitutional provisions in a statute that allow law enforcement authorities access to stored e-mail without a search warrant or prior notice.
That ruling in Warshak v. United States has been appealed by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ).
The rights groups -- the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio -- believe the decision should be left standing and on Wednesday they filed with the appeals panel a "friends of the court" brief saying so...
full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/neUyeme9...ails.xhtml