CDT Analysis: Constitutional Protection for Email - A recent federal court decision affirming that e-mail exchanges are protected under the Fourth Amendment brings welcome certainty to an undeveloped area of the law, CDT concludes in an analysis issued today. The Sixth Circuit court of appeals held in Warshak v. US that Internet users have a reasonable expectation of privacy in e-mail stored with service providers, requiring the government to either get a warrant or provide users notice when the government seeks their e-mail. July 26, 2007
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