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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Bad ruling: Forgetting to log out gives permission
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Tue Jul 3 18:11:55 2012
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 14:53:36 -0700
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Bad ruling: Forgetting to log out gives permission for snooping
http://j.mp/Nje9jX (ars technica)
"According to New Jersey law, a person is guilty if he "knowingly
accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic
communication service is provided or exceeds an authorization to
access that facility." The judge ruled that Marcus, not Rogers, had
accessed her email. So Rogers was on safe ground on the "access"
question. However, the judge let the jury decide whether Rogers had
exceeded the "authorization" Marcus had accidentally granted to him.
The jury ruled that he had not."
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So, like, if a store forgets to lock up one night is it OK for the
locals to come around and clean the place out?
--Lauren--
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