Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania
reading personal email
I was asked by my ex girlfriend to create an email account for her. So I did. I created her username, and password. She never changed the password. Is it illegal for me to read the emails in the account that I created. Please help me, nobody seems to be able to.
Asked on 8/04/08, 1:29 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
John Gibson
John W. Gibson, Esquire
Re: reading personal email
If the e-mail was addressed to her then it is not legal. You are intercepting private communications. Just because you are able to access the e-mail doesn't mean that you have a right to access it anymore than having a letter opener gives you the right to open mail addressed to another.
Answered on 8/05/08, 10:19 am
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