Interesting news from Mississippi Family Law Blog Law firm sued for using e-mails obtained in divorce by spyware. With federal law being involved, I suggest that everyone think about this and follow back to the original article.
Tennessee law firm sued for using e-mails obtained using spyware
A lawsuit was filed against a Tennessee law firm for $2,000,000 dollars for its alleged use of e-mails in a divorce action. According to the article, the lawsuit claims the ex-wife loaded spyware on her then husband's computer and intercepted e-mails. The e-mails eventually were given to the law firm representing the ex-wife in the divorce and once her husband found out, he sued the law firm for violations of federal and state law.
Let me make a point--just because the software is available for sale does not mean its use is legal. Many times software is sold for one purpose--parents keeping track of their children's activities on a computer--and then is used for another, possibly, illegal activity--spying on someone. When spouses are going through a divorce and one spouse uses that software to intercept e-mails sent by the other spouse to third parties, it usually means you may be violating federal law. Federal and state laws govern the interception of electronic communications and you can find yourself in hot water if you use the software in an illegal manner.
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