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Wikipedia tells me that both of the judges that ruled emails are unprivileged were born in 1946. The judge who ruled against the government, however, was born
by YokoZar 12y ago
Wikipedia tells me that both of the judges that ruled emails are unprivileged were born in 1946. The judge who ruled against the government, however, was born in 1955.
I don't think this is a coincidence. I'd be surprised if the former two judges even used email at all.
- anigbrowl 12y agoI really don't think that makes much difference. I'd be much more interested in the judges' political affiliations. The notion that attorney-client communications are privileged, regardless of medium, is not a new concept.
- crdoconnor 12y agoIIRC some judges consider email to be something like a postcard or talking in public.
- rapala 12y agoIn a way an unencrypted email is like a postcard. Anyone who gets their hands on it can read it without "opening" anything.
- spacemanmatt 12y agoyou're missing the point.
- e_proxus 12y agoIn the same way an unencrypted telephone call is also like a postcard (or posting a tape), but we still have laws protecting that information flow, like the client attorney privilege. What we are seeing now is just a power grab from governments and organizations to have "novel" forms of communication classed as less protected so they can reap the benefits of being able to intercept it. This is exactly how a legally protected and democratic society breaks down. There are only two ways to solve it. Either protect all forms of communication without discrimination, or use or invent technology to prevent it being possible in the first place (and not outlaw that technology). There are no other ways.
- Cthulhu_ 12y agoTBH with the knowledge of the recent (and not so recent) NSA stuff, so should phone calls, then - IIRC those are still protected by confidentiality.