And after reading their entire inbox, confronting that relative about what they read in those emails because it made them angry? Are any potentially hurtful comments in the email trumped by the actions of the one reading the emails illegally to begin with?
2006-07-29 06:55:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
It is a grown child (upper 20s) reading a parent's email inbox while home for a visit.
2006-07-29 07:01:23 · update #1
It is very wrong.
2006-07-29 07:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by RedLamaya 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, since the kid is an adult it's pretty clear that he/she knows what invasion of privacy is. Kids often feel like their parent's business is their own and that parents don't have the same privacy rights as everyone else does.
What the kid did was wrong - reading someone's email without their consent is a clear invasion of privacy. But, sometimes if the email is right there it could be tempting. The fact that the kid confronted you about it and got mad about what was said in the emails at least shows that it wasn't a sneaky type of thing.
Your best bet is to talk to the kid about this. Whatever was said in the emails has now become public knowledge and has to be dealt with. Address what your kid has to say and be honest about it. You should also mention that reading people's email isn't a good habit to get into. From now on you might consider password protecting your pc or at least your email account.
2006-07-29 07:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would blame the parents some what for leaving such an
open invitation to there privacy. If there angry about it then do
something about it. For instance change your entire system
so no one can get into your e-mail, or get a second e-mail.
I think its rude to go into someone elses e-mail. It makes
one curious about what this 20 year old got going on in there
own e-mail. I bet this person wouldn't want anyone looking
in on theres. If i were the parent if you don't want to get
angry about it do something about it. Put a lock on it!
2006-07-29 07:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by shadowtwo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an invasion of privacy and they had no right to read your personal correspondence. If the intruder was a parent; this changes things, although it still feels very intrusive. In the first case, they deserve what they saw...as it wasn't meant for their eyes in the first place. In the second case, the parent does have a right to know what their children are up to.
2006-07-29 07:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow. The person that read those emails has no right at all to be angry because they were in a place they should never have been.
UNLESS you are referring to a parent child relationship. That is different because a parent has the right to repremand their child.
2006-07-29 06:57:23 · answer #5 · answered by oremus_fratres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my goodness, how embarrassing. sure, i've got despatched e-mails to the incorrect individual in the previous. i've got additionally even despatched a private message to a individual to a team with the aid of accident too. fortuitously the gang proprietor understood despite if it particular exchange into embarrassing.
2016-10-08 11:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by elidia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't read other peoples e-mail, period. It's an invasion of privacy, and it's wrong.
The person who did this has some serious boundary issues.
2006-07-29 07:06:35 · answer #7 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you feel if your parents invade your privacy in exactly same way?
2006-07-29 07:33:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't do that ... you might discover stuff that will hurt you or make you sudden ... whether bad or good ... it's their privacy
2006-07-29 06:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by Luay14 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very wrong to snoop, unless it's your parents, if you are underage.
2006-07-29 07:03:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh no but you violating their privacy!!
2006-07-29 06:58:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋