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Court To Reconsider Decision On ISP Mail Snooping

Posted by timothy on from the that's-nice dept.

thpr writes "In June, Slashdot reported that ISPs can read email (according to a decision by the 1st circuit court of appeals). In short, the court felt it was not a violation of U.S. wiretap laws. Last month, the Justice Department asked for the full court to reconsider the decision. C-Net now reports that the court will 'reconsider its June 29 decision'. Arguments are scheduled for Dec 8."

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  1. Kind of link not having curtains by stecoop · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I would tend to agree with this ruling. I believe that an individual should protect her property as it's kind of like leaving a sofa on the curb not expecting it to be removed or like not having curtains on your windows and expecting people to not look in as the drive by. The property owner of the email should be protecting it via encryption or its there for anyone to read.

    I like double rot-13; if it is encrypted and someone cracks it than I guess you should find a better encryption algorithm.

  2. Let me get this right by Sqwubbsy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    John Ashcroft is fighting for greater privacy for email?
    Wonder how the groupthink will justify this.

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  3. Re:Why is ISP mail readding bad? by paradizelost · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How would this help prevent spam, with all the spam filters, etc... already in place, your ISP isn't going to read your email and delete all of the spam for you, especially not if it is getting past their spam filters.

    it is an invasion of privacy, they are service providers, not regulators.

    Either way, carnivore sees everything you do anyway, but being from a small town with a small town ISP, i'd rather not have my neighbor who works at the ISP reading my email.

    Especially since there may be usernames,passwords, etc.. emailed from institutions like my bank contained in those emails, and no, the bank doesn't give the option of the emails being sent encrypted.

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  4. Notice it was DOJ asking for reconsideration? by jordandeamattson · · Score: 3, Interesting

    All -

    With the tinfoil hat paranoia running at all time highs, it is interesting to note it was the DOJ, not the EFF or ACLU, that asked the full Appeals Court to reconsider this decision.

    I guess that the nasty, civil rights stomping Ashcroft DOJ feels that wiretap laws apply in this situation. Curious.

    Yours,

    jordan