Stored Messages Must Be Safe

Messages such as e-mail cannot be read without a search warrant, according to the EFF, after a court decision found the Stored Communication Act (SCA) to be unconstitutional and in violation of the fourth amendment.

The SCA had previously allowed for searches of e-mail stored by a third party (such as GMail or Hotmail) without a warrant.

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