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Cyber Privacy Erosion

A description of the erosion of e-mail privacy is offered by Robert O'Harrow Jr. in his letter titled "Privacy Eroding, Bit by Byte," first printed on October 15, 2004. He cites judicial rulings as the most recent sources of attacks on e-mail privacy rights of users. His letter refers to the misguided federal judiciary decision in Councilman, which found that there is no expectation of privacy in e-mail communication, while it is in transit to the recipient.

E-Mail Privacy Elusive, Washington Post Letter to the Editor, October 22, 2004