Scary stuff.

Technical Ben · Jul 11, 2011, 21:45:13

Yahoo are to start reading peoples emails.
http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2011/07/11/yahoo_email_read/

This is why I do not use services that do things I have no control over. Why is email considered "exempt" from the laws that cover postage or phone messages? I would have thought "privacy laws" would cover this no?
(Or is it one law for the media empire, another for the ISP?)

Steve · Jul 11, 2011, 22:17:17

I think unless you run your own mail server any admin can read whatever they want.

.Griff. · Jul 11, 2011, 22:49:41

The link doesn't work for me.

Steve · Jul 11, 2011, 22:55:56

I've no problems with IDNet and OpenDNS (bit slower)

.Griff. · Jul 11, 2011, 23:19:53

Using OpenDNS -

Code Select

Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Apache/2.2.16 (Debian) Server at forums.theregister.co.uk Port 80

zappaDPJ · Jul 12, 2011, 00:10:55

Quote from: Steve on Jul 11, 2011, 22:55:56
I've no problems with IDNet and OpenDNS (bit slower)

Same issue.

Bill · Jul 12, 2011, 00:37:17

Quote from: Technical Ben on Jul 11, 2011, 21:45:13
Yahoo are to start reading peoples emails.
http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2011/07/11/yahoo_email_read/

This is why I do not use services that do things I have no control over. Why is email considered "exempt" from the laws that cover postage or phone messages? I would have thought "privacy laws" would cover this no?
(Or is it one law for the media empire, another for the ISP?)

Someone once said- "If you're not prepared to have it read out in a court of law, don't write it."

An excellent precept to follow, imho.

Technical Ben · Jul 12, 2011, 14:21:23

Sorry, wrong link... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/11/yahoo_email_read/