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Re: Warrants? said by sameshtdd:The real argument is does the average person have an expectation of privacy about certain things (like e-mail). I would say you do since your e-mail is password protected and companies tell you never to share your password. If you can show the average perosn has an expectation of privacy then 4th amendment about illegal search/seisure applies. I understand what you mean. From my perspective, you are protected if you possess your email. The governmant can't access what you possess without a search warrant.
But, if you enter into a business relationship, then their holding of your email is, effectively, their property. The 4th amendment would apply to them.
If their agreement with you offers no guarantee of privacy (and even says they will share the info with their "partners," which can be government agencies) then you've essentially ceded your expectation of privacy. The provider has no 4th amendment right if their partner pays the specified price.
You mention that providers like Yahoo tell you not to share your password. But, is that to protect you? Or, is it to protect their servers from unauthorized access? From people who didn't agree to the ToS?
I'm definitely concerned with an issue that overlaps this one: the plethora of private databases containing information about you, and used for "background check" purposes. (Or, in the case of Lexus Nexus, the government is their largest customer.). It bothers me how there are so few controls on this -- and we believe we're doing ourselves a favor by preventing the government from maintaining a database (which could be controlled).
But, if someone does business with another entity, and agrees to a ToS which doesn't require the entity to treat customer info privately, it's hard to accept that they expected privacy.
That's why I don't mind that private databases have information. I probably granted dissemination when I did business with various services. But, I think it could be more centralized and giving me some rights over that information to ensure it's accurate, etc.
Mark |
