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I wonder what one has to do to engage in a private discussion over the internet [ with some legal recourse to that privacy being protected ] As you suggest, we
by gridmaths 13y ago
I wonder what one has to do to engage in a private discussion over the internet [ with some legal recourse to that privacy being protected ]
As you suggest, we rely on 'good taste' from both our employers and our governments.
Is there some way to define good taste, which can be applied in court.. do I have some legal recourse if my government acts in bad taste ?
It seems that the legal system has evolved over the years to be our best attempt to scale and codify the idea of 'good taste'.
- rayiner 13y agoThe legal system does not codify good taste, it codifies minimum standards. The Constitution even less so--it only interdicts those actions that are deemed to be outside the power of even the elected legislatures. As for what one has to do to engage in a private discussion over the internet, any answer involves encryption. Otherwise the question is ridiculous on its face--how can you have a "private discussion" where dozens of intermediaries have access to the plain text of your communication?