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Is snooping in your spouse's e-mail a crime?

☆SPIDERPIECES☆ 2010/12/28 19:07:52
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Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
No, we're married and shouldn't keep secrets
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Hubby in Hot Water: Man Faces 5 Years in Prison for Snooping on Wife's E-Mail
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  • CeeCee45 2010/12/28 19:30:03
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    CeeCee45
    +5
    I guess because he went into her account after she filed for divorce, that could be a problem, but 5 years in prison, that's a bit much. I must add, he's a cutie, Dahling, move on, there are other fish in the sea :-)
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  • vanessafromdc 2010/12/29 23:44:31
    Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
    vanessafromdc
    If you don't trust your other half.......You need to get out of the relationship....
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  • David (oYo) 2010/12/29 10:11:32
  • deactivated 2010/12/29 06:56:10 (edited)
    Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
    deactivated
    +1
    Kinda tough decision. Maybe I'm biased i do like my privacy. I do feel for the man though. He did have some good reasons to want to do that. I'd probably do that if I were him. If it would confirm my suspicion that someone was cheating on me while married.

    It was invasion of privacy though. That was her e-mail address and hers alone.

    Even if he was his wife it was hacking nonetheless so I think the courts may just give him jail time for it. Maybe not 5 yrs. but I think he will be punished for it.
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  • Dixie 10 Dog aka nanadixie 2010/12/29 05:03:14
    Undecided
    Dixie 10 Dog aka nanadixie
    +1
    This case involves a couple who are divorced, or are in the divorce proceedings. I believe there is no such thing as a good secret, and if your mate has secrets...it is time to leave. However, children are involved in this case. I believe the gentleman in question should have gotten a lawyer to advise him, and perhaps would have been able to legally attach the spouse's email account as evidence for the court.
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  • lee 2010/12/29 04:18:07
    Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
    lee
    +1
    Just because you get married doesn't mean you give up your rights.
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  • Lindasmind 2010/12/29 02:05:55
    No, we're married and shouldn't keep secrets
    Lindasmind
    +2
    If you have nothing to hide than you have nothing to fear. A shared computer is just that and if you don't want your e-mail read there are ways to protect it. Is it an invasion of privacy if you get a letter in the mail, open it, read it then lay it on the counter and a family member picks it up and reads it?
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  • The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk 2010/12/29 02:03:23
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    The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk
    +1
    Not according to my ex-girlfriend in her world and Many others. It is an Entitlement of being in a relationship. And Strangely enough any relationship were the person was rifiling through my E-mails Ended up Already cheating on me
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  • ☆SPIDER... The Eli... 2010/12/29 18:04:48
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +1
    Sorry to hear that
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  • The Eli... ☆SPIDER... 2010/12/30 22:22:27
    The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk
    Jealousy That's derived from guilt is an ugly beast. But then again I fall for it every time.
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  • jenniijo 2010/12/29 00:46:36
    Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
    jenniijo
    +1
    I have had this happen to me.. and the results of this was a month or so of mental torture with a spouse that I had to leave.. he made me pay for this.. and the thing was .. these emails was during a trial separation period.. nothing but harmless fun.. and he went on my mothers computer and started to search through my emails.. I had opportunity to do this to him.. but chose to not do this..
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  • ☆SPIDER... jenniijo 2010/12/29 01:29:29
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +1
    Sorry to hear that.
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  • jenniijo ☆SPIDER... 2010/12/29 01:33:21
    jenniijo
    +4
    Nah.. its alright.. the marraige was doomed anyway.. a lot of control issues I was ready to get rid of.
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  • Artist 2010/12/29 00:31:40
    Undecided
    Artist
    +1
    There's no way this guy will go to jail. If by some weird chance he get's convicted then a precedent is established in Law...no one can READ your Email...EVER! Now can you imagine your boss/employer(s) or the government going to let that go?

    Oh no, this man will walk and his wife will pay.
    Big Brother wants his day unencumbered while he rummages through your computer!
    ...legally that is.
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  • HiYa 2010/12/29 00:18:10
    No, we're married and shouldn't keep secrets
    HiYa
    +2
    What is she hiding?
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  • Artist HiYa 2010/12/29 00:31:59
    Artist
    +1
    Her affair...
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  • HiYa Artist 2010/12/29 00:38:04
    HiYa
    +2
    Well then its good that she got caught. Where is all the ppl. yelling about the sanctity of marriage when heterosexuals don't behave as it dictates.

    Right is right.
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  • Fannie 2010/12/29 00:01:59
    Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
    Fannie
    +3
    you must admit it, unless you both share the same email address.
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  • ☆SPIDER... Fannie 2010/12/29 00:07:45
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +1
    I wonder if it's any different than opening someone's snail mail.
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  • Fannie ☆SPIDER... 2010/12/29 00:09:37
    Fannie
    +1
    Well, if it is addressed to mrs. Bill smith, instead of Ms. Lucy Smith, might be a difference.
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  • Artist Fannie 2010/12/29 00:33:04
    Artist
    +1
    Their computer...emphasis on 'their'.
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  • swordin... Artist 2010/12/29 00:54:34
    swordinhand72
    +2
    Her G-mail account ....emphasis on "her"
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  • Artist swordin... 2010/12/29 14:31:11
    Artist
    +1
    Jeeze, my fireplace...do I make my wife wait outside while I enjoy it? Our telephone but she can't use it because I pay the bill? Our toilet paper hangs on the same roll thingy but you're suggesting that I have my own roll? Might as well be roommates according to your rules. Then I would have to respect her privacy. But since his wife didn't respect him and used 'their' computer to do her evil deed, he has every right to inspect her email.
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  • swordin... Artist 2010/12/29 15:46:30
    swordinhand72
    Grandstand much?There are many things married couples should be sharing,that doesn't mean they're not supposed to have any privacy whatsoever.If this is the type of behavior he exhibits on a regular basis,no wonder she's seeking attention elsewhere
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  • Artist swordin... 2010/12/29 18:29:59
    Artist
    Grandstanding...lol!
    Try common sense. Speaking of which (or a lack thereof in your case), how did you determine that this was a continuing behavior on his part? She walks out, files for divorce but leaves the evidence behind.

    Bad behavior falls into her court, not his.
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  • swordin... Artist 2010/12/30 05:28:07
    swordinhand72
    I haven't determined any such thing,I typed"IF this is the type of behavior he exhibits on a regular basis"
    She walks out,files for divorce,and leaves the evidence on her e-mail which he had no business reading.
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  • Artist swordin... 2010/12/30 14:20:42
    Artist
    Well at least we agree on the 'evidence' she left behind...
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  • Fannie Artist 2010/12/29 05:45:20
    Fannie
    +1
    Sorry to say, but grinning.
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  • deactiv... Fannie 2010/12/29 06:57:17
    deactivated
    I agree on that.
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  • Dixienc 2010/12/28 23:15:12
    No, we're married and shouldn't keep secrets
    Dixienc
    +2
    The only email account of my husbands I don't have access to is his work email. And that is only because I don't go to his place of business. He has all my passwords and I have all his. We have nothing to hide. If this guy got into her emails because SHE GAVE HIM the password to her emails at some point then she, nor the prosecutors have a case. By giving him the password and never changing it regardless of the fact she has filed for divorce is like giving him permission to do exactly what he did. Any lawyer worth their salt should be able to beat this with his hands behind his back.
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  • ☆SPIDER... Dixienc 2010/12/28 23:17:53
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +1
    She didn't give him the password, but it was left out where he could see it.
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  • Dixienc ☆SPIDER... 2010/12/28 23:22:26
    Dixienc
    +2
    Then she basically gave it to him. By leaving it out for anyone to find she made it clear that she was NOT that interested in privacy. Again, any good lawyer should be able to tear this case to shreds. It's only hacking if you do NOT have the password and you have to "hack" for it. He didn't. She made it available to him by putting it in front of him out in the open.
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  • sodabox Dixienc 2010/12/28 23:46:31
    sodabox
    btw, it wasn't out in the open, the pw was in a book near the computer.
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  • Dixienc sodabox 2010/12/28 23:49:54
    Dixienc
    +1
    But the book was there in the open. So she basically gave up her right to privacy by having it out where ANYONE could find it. SHE made it available by putting it on paper out in plain sight. I stand by my opinion. A good lawyer will get this tossed.
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  • ☆SPIDER... sodabox 2010/12/28 23:51:18
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +1
    A book that was out in the open, in a common area of the home that they share. If anything, this should fall under mail tampering law.
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  • Artist sodabox 2010/12/29 00:34:30
    Artist
    +2
    Oops! I accidentally knocked it to the floor...and lookie what I found!
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  • ☆SPIDER... Artist 2010/12/29 00:36:46
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +2
    rotfl
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  • Artist ☆SPIDER... 2010/12/29 00:41:02
    Artist
    +1
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  • ☆SPIDER... Artist 2010/12/29 00:43:44
    ☆SPIDERPIECES☆
    +1
    Yeah, I was using that before I changed it to their version of On The Run.
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  • Artist ☆SPIDER... 2010/12/29 00:45:30
    Artist
    +1
    Just complimenting you on your choice of avatar...one of my favorite anime'.
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  • Jacob 2010/12/28 21:53:06
    Yes, it's an invasion of privacy.
    Jacob
    +2
    Lock him up.
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