2007-12-30 12:18:59 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Until the wording of the laws are changed, it isn't. Should it be? Sure. But it isn't. Right now, they are trying to catch the laws up to the Internet age, and until they do, everything is rather gray and left to judicial interpretation.
2007-12-30 12:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The law only applies to to communications sent via the United States Postal Service. If I sent you a letter using another carrier, (FedEx, UPS, DHL, carrier pigeon) it would not be covered, and someone else opening it would not be in violation!
The same is true for E-mail.
Also misdirected E mail can be opened automatically by your e-mail program! I had a case where someone with an e mail address close to mine (with a different service other than Yahoo) signed up for on line banking and on line billing for several credit cards. I was getting his credit card bills and bank statements in my e mail.
I am an honest person, so I just deleted any e mails that I got form those sources! I made no attempt to notify the companies sending me those e mails, I was not going to take the time to deal with them.
2007-12-30 12:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The federal government used to own the postal service in the US, that is why it is a federal offense to tamper with regular mail.
2007-12-30 12:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by Educating the uneducated 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it rather is a criminal offense to open mail that isn't addressed to you. as properly that, that's woefully impolite. people call certainly one of those element invasion of privateness or snooping around. it rather is a danger that your boss made an errors right here. that many times occurs. that's in no way a good concept to have very own mail despatched on your workplace enterprise.
2016-11-26 22:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Postal Service is run, and monitored by the Federal Government....they cannot regulate thus far e-mail....
...this will probably never be regulated by the Federal Government as it takes real "technical Brains" and we all know the Government is Clueless!
2007-12-30 12:23:53 · answer #5 · answered by Rada S 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no taxation on sending an email (there is no Internet stamp)
If you want to start paying the government for every piece of email you send, then it could become a federal offense.
As it stands now, I am glad it is not.
2007-12-30 12:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by Dina W 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
E-mail runs over privately-owned communications networks. Not the same thing.
2007-12-30 12:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is like asking of murder is a crime then why isn't eating an apple. They are completely different matters, as different from stealing someone's mail, and opening a book that doesn't belong to you.
2007-12-30 12:48:26 · answer #8 · answered by Barry C 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋