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FL Court Rules Against Spouse-Installed Spyware

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

idobi writes "A Florida court ruled that it was illegal for a wife to install spyware on her husband's computer, in order to catch him in an extramarital affair. The three judge panel barred the woman from using the chat records from being introduced as evidence in the divorce proceedings. The court ruled that the software, Spector, violated Florida's wiretapping law - which states that it is criminal to 'intentionally intercept' any 'electronic communication.'"

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  1. way to go! by opposume · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm glad they ruled against her... Granted, I would be tempted to do the same. However, what ever happened to being human and TALKING about it? If it came down to it. Do it, but don't try to use it in court. It's a very hard thing to deal with, but invading anyones privacy is against any ethical code there possiby is... But that's just my opinion

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