Legal Question in Technology Law in Connecticut

Re: Passwords

There is little more you can do retroactively, since you indicate there has been no damage. This type of problem is the reason that passwords should not be given to others, including your spouse. What you can do is never give your password to anyone again and to use a password and secret questions that no one, even your spouse, is likely to derive by guessing. The secret question is a backdoor way to pilfer a password, so the answer should be one that no one can easily guess. Another solution is to use a computer resident email program such as Outlook or Outlook Express, Netscape or Eudora to collect your email from your ISP and to have it set to erase the email from the ISP server when retrieved, so that then you have it and the ISP does not. The same is true if you use YahooMail or HotMail. If you use Outlook to retrieve your YahooMail, for example, and set Outlook to erase the retrieved mail from Yahoo once it is retrieved, there is no way for your ex-husband to get your email other than to consistently beat you to it, which is not very likely unless your ex is really determined. If you purchase a domain name with a mail forwarding service (see www.namesecure.com or www.register.com), you can give [email protected])as an email address, use a secure password, and switch the forwarding address as needed to thwart any perceived email pilfering. That is what I do and it works wonderfully. It also has the advantage that you are no longer tied to an ISP. Perhaps this is too sophisticated for you, but perhaps not, and perhaps other reader will find the information helpful.

Re: Passwords

You might consider a claim for trespass.

Dan Kryzanski

Phone: 203-375-7352