Court case: E-mail isn’t private
This is a very disturbing ruling. Of course it only applies to the US, but where are Google, Hotmail, and Yahoo servers? Between this and the Patriot Act it almost makes encrpyting all your e-mail worthwhile. Hopefully the US wiretap law will be updated to include electronic communications in addtion to voice.
Court case: E-mail isn't private: “WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the vice president of an ISP (Internet service provider) can't be charged with violating federal wiretapping laws for snooping on e-mail sent to his customers, a decision that will give ISPs and other e-mail providers free rein to spy on e-mail, privacy advocates said.”