Here are some links for those (like me) who just became aware of this: https://epic.org/ecpa/ https://epic.org/ecpa/ https://bja.ojp.gov/program/it/privacy-ci

Here are some links for those (like me) who just became aware of this: https://epic.org/ecpa/ https://epic.org/ecpa/ https://bja.ojp.gov/program/it/privacy-civil-liberties/authorities/statutes/1285 https://bja.ojp.gov/program/it/privacy-civil-liberties/autho... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Communications_Privacy_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Communications_Priv... It looks like the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act is still in effect, with the 180-day rule for reading of 'abandoned' emails. It looks like different versions of the Email Privacy Act have been proffered over the last decade, but not passed in the Senate, up to a few years ago in 2019: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_Privacy_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_Privacy_Act