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| Computer trespass/invasion | 11/21/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend recently went to a pre-trial for custody of his daughter in the state of New York. She ...
A: Here is the NY state laws: s 156.25. COMPUTER tampering in the first degree A person is guilty ...
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| Email accessing | 11/19/2009 |
Q: My ex-wife recently accessed my emails through using an FTP username and password. I have the logs ...
A: Here is the IL state law on this: http://nsi.org/Library/Compsec/computerlaw/Illinois.txt I would ...
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| email privacy | 11/19/2009 |
Q: My old employer must have my email password. He entered my email account and had my emails ...
A: Here is the Minnesota State law on computer crimes: Code Section 609.87, et seq. Mental State ...
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| Former employer | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I was terminated from my employer on a Friday. On Sunday evening, I noticed when I logged into ...
A: Well I have to admit this is the first time in all the thousands of questions that I was not able to ...
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| MY EX;S GF HACKED MY PC AND TOOK PRIVATE DOCUMENTS, IS THIS A CRIME I CAN PURSUE | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have been living apart from my ex for 3 years. He has not been in the house for over 2.We do not ...
A: How do you know she has done this other than her saying see did? Did she offer you any information ...
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| Soon To Be Ex Husband and my emails | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My soon-to-be ex husband I believe has gained access to my emails. I had sent private information ...
A: I hope you remove the virus using the program, and secure it from now on as I mentioned above. That ...
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| Soon To Be Ex Husband and my emails | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My soon-to-be ex husband I believe has gained access to my emails. I had sent private information ...
A: Yes it is a crime but like you said you have to be able to prove it in some fashion. If you have ...
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| Unauthorized use of computer | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I recently moved into a townhouse in Brunswick Ohio and when i came home from work one day I went to ...
A: It is a crime in Ohio (and everywhere else that I know of) to access someone else's computer like ...
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| Cyber | 11/16/2009 |
Q: In 2006, a person hacked into all my email accounts. I reported this crime to the sheriff's ...
A: You always have the right to ask to speak to a supervisor at the Sheriff's Office and tell them you ...
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| Cyber | 11/16/2009 |
Q: In 2006, a person hacked into all my email accounts. I reported this crime to the sheriff's ...
A: It may be because they do not have anyone on staff that does computer crime investigations. Court ...
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| Cyber "crime" ..... I need help! | 11/14/2009 |
Q: In 2006, a person hacked into all my email accounts. I reported this crime to the sheriff's ...
A: 1) Is it a crime what this person has and continues to do? Making fake profile accounts with my ...
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| how to prove harrassment | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I have been married to an abusive personality for 22 years, now I am in the process of a nasty ...
A: I am very sorry your having all this trouble. The only thing I can say is try to stay strong for ...
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| Soon to be ex husband monitoring Facebook and email accounts | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I live in the state of PA. My soon to be ex husband informed me that he has copies of Facebook ...
A: I am very sorry for all your problems you are having, but what he has done is a crime. Here are the ...
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| data recovery ethics | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I've discovered evidence on a hard drive while doing a recovery. This evidence shows pictures of ...
A: If you believe that you have evidence of a possible Murder, and do not notify the athorities you ...
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| email hacking | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I have an ex friend who was able to get into my e-mail by resetting my password. I have since added ...
A: You think its her is what your telling me. You need to report it to the police and let them find out ...
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| Hacked into my wife's email | 10/20/2009 |
Q: What happens (in the state of VA) if i get caught that i hacked into my wife's e-mail account to ...
A: I would not do it. It will not only ruin anything you might find because it would not be admissible ...
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| Possible email harassment | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Not sure if this is going to be a dumb question or not. Recently I have seperated from my husband ...
A: Your fine, do not worry. In fact it would be better if you kept the e-mails to show what you did. Do ...
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| Myspace | 10/14/2009 |
Q: My friend is about to go through a divorce and she wanted to know if it was illegal for her husband ...
A: No it is not legal for them to do that. There are no exceptions for spouses to illegally gain access ...
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| hacking person address and sending to company email | 10/11/2009 |
Q: What are the statue of limitations in Pennsylvania for computer fraud. I received an e-mail from a ...
A: You don't need to worry about a statue of limitations. What you need to do is report this to your ...
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| illegall site or not | 10/5/2009 |
Q: Hey commander, I'm really freaked a few weeks ago I visited what I thought was a questionable porn ...
A: Your fine, do not worry. An accidental visit will not get you in trouble. You would be very ...
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| hacked by ex | 10/2/2009 |
Q: While legally separated and living apart my husband hacked into my AOL account and read my personal ...
A: CT computer crime laws do not exclude spouses, but you may wish to check with a family lawyer just ...
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| Email account hacked - civil remedies? | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I live in Florida and have email accounts with some of the larger email providers (Hotmail, Yahoo, ...
A: You would have to show some type of loss to recover any civil amount. Just the act of hacking your ...
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| Computer laws | 9/29/2009 |
Q: What are the computer laws in Ohio regarding hacking?
A: OK I have researched for days, and cannot find any Ohio laws on computers or hacking. You would have ...
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| Do websites have to encrypt passwords | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I am just wondering when you create a password for a website who is able to see it? Is someone who ...
A: There is no law that they can not see your password. In fact that is a very good reason that your ...
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| email hacking / theft | 9/27/2009 |
Q: Like so many of the posts I’ve seen on your form, I to have been a victim of email hacking / theft. ...
A: Try: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2701.html Thats for stored communications at the Federal ...
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| email hacking / theft | 9/24/2009 |
Q: Like so many of the posts I’ve seen on your form, I to have been a victim of email hacking / theft. ...
A: First do not do anything to the computer. If you have it forensically looked at it will ruin it for ...
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| harrasing email new jersey from husband girl freind | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Still married, husband has restraining order. His girl friend sends me harassing e-mail calls me ...
A: This actually is not under computer law, but under the harassment and stalking laws in NJ. Here is ...
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| nasty email | 9/15/2009 |
Q: i recently quit my job because all my complaints about former boss went unanswered. now she has sent ...
A: Well I am sorry you lost your job over all this. Thats can't be any fun. As for the e-mail, if it ...
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| Do I own the copyright to an e-mail that I compose? | 9/14/2009 |
Q: My question is a multiple-parter, and may take too much of your time to cover thoroughly. If so, ...
A: , Lets look at all your questions: Q: I would like to know if I own the copyright to a personal ...
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| HACKING A PERSONEL COMPUTER | 9/14/2009 |
Q: My friend is seperated from her husband. They live about 2 hours drive apart. He wanted to come to ...
A: Thats actually what I was talking about, the email account. I am not sure how they view the account ...
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| HACKING A PERSONEL COMPUTER | 9/13/2009 |
Q: My friend is seperated from her husband. They live about 2 hours drive apart. He wanted to come to ...
A: This one is hard to call. If they were divorced I would say yes. I am not that up on Ga. family law, ...
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| Telephone Porn | 9/13/2009 |
Q: Is it illegal for someone to send pornography to your cell phone? When i say "pornography" I'm ...
A: I did answer your question actually, I gave you several ways of stopping it. I also told you that it ...
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| Telephone Porn | 9/13/2009 |
Q: Is it illegal for someone to send pornography to your cell phone? When i say "pornography" I'm ...
A: Well you can do a few things. You can put the number on ignore. Many cell phone services have this ...
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| Repeated Email Password Change | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Over the years I suspect I've had my password changed on a few of my personal email addresses. This ...
A: Hey again Blair, You said you were not sure it was being hacked. And you said it was happening only ...
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| Divorcee and Cybernet Bullying in Virginia | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I went through a 4 year contested divorce (no children); which ended last month. Since inception I ...
A: I am very sorry you went through all of that. I can see where it would cause a person to have a bad ...
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| Repeated Email Password Change | 9/10/2009 |
Q: Over the years I suspect I've had my password changed on a few of my personal email addresses. This ...
A: There are three ways to hack a e-mail password. Guess it (hard but do-able if you know the person ...
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| Harrassment and perhaps Cyberstalking in Pennsylvania | 9/7/2009 |
Q: My daughter became involved with a person on myspace that was not the person she thought he was. It ...
A: If the Trooper is hitting a wall, he/she needs to get assistance from someone to help them then. ...
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| what to do with internet crime and report it | 9/6/2009 |
Q: Commander Wagoner, I posted a house for rent ad on criagslist on September 3rd and I did NOT list ...
A: WOW I am very sorry your having so much trouble with these issues. There is an internet site where ...
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| Cyber Law | 9/5/2009 |
Q: There is a profile of mine on www.world-english .org and i have asked them to delete my profile and ...
A: There is no law that you can use to make them take down your profile. They can agree to do it and ...
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| email security | 9/1/2009 |
Q: i am in a divorce, at the deposition i was shown an email about a dating site i had joined for a ...
A: Yes it is. Florida State State 815 covers this. 815.06 Offenses against computer users.-- (1) ...
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| email trespass, harassment, theft of contract negotiations | 8/30/2009 |
Q: My abusive ex has found a way to redirect my email to his account. He is either not very good at it ...
A: You can follow a few routes. First report him to the police agency that has jurisdiction where he ...
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| Credit Card Accounts and E-Mail Hacking | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I have a Marine who is currently going through a divorce. While he was gone on a Field exercise, his ...
A: Your Marine needs to print out those laws, and go back to the police department that he went to and ...
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| Credit Card Accounts and E-Mail Hacking | 8/15/2009 |
Q: I have a Marine who is currently going through a divorce. While he was gone on a Field exercise, his ...
A: and getting back to me so fast. Mississippi law is very clear, one of the best state computer crime ...
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| Credit Card Accounts and E-Mail Hacking | 8/15/2009 |
Q: I have a Marine who is currently going through a divorce. While he was gone on a Field exercise, his ...
A: What state was she in?? What state was she in? What she did was against the law and in some states ...
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| wife taking laptop | 8/14/2009 |
Q: In June of 2008 i was dicoverd having an affair. I stopped it and my wife and I started to repair. ...
A: While California computer law does prohibit anyone from accessing anyone else's computer system, I ...
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| Manipulating tax data | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Scenario: An employee of a state tax agency manipulates data in one of their databases which causes ...
A: Well they have violated California law for sure, don't see the Federal connection, but if I spot one ...
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| E-mail hacking | 8/6/2009 |
Q: 1. My estranged wife has hacked in to my personal e-mail account. Is this a crime in California ...
A: Yes she committed a crime in Cal. $10,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison. CALIFORNIA CODES ...
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| Sister got into email account | 7/29/2009 |
Q: My sister called and confessed to me that she got into my husband and my e-mail account. I did not ...
A: Actually your sister committed a crime. But yes you can sue her, and all you have to do is get an ...
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| child porn laws | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I would like to now what the laws are in Mississippi on child porn ? this is why i ask this dum ...
A: If your talking about US Code 2257, then he is being charged federally. What they have to prove is ...
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| My employer read my personal email and printed it | 7/15/2009 |
Q: My employer read my personal email, not work email. Printed some of them out, which did not pertain ...
A: I am sorry about that, it appears my typed portion of your answer did not appear. If you were using ...
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| Statute of limitations for email hacking | 7/13/2009 |
Q: What is the statute of limitations for prosecuting for email hacking in Florida? We just found out ...
A: Well the statute of limitations in Florida are: 1) A prosecution for a capital felony, a life ...
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| My employer read my personal email and printed it | 7/11/2009 |
Q: My employer read my personal email, not work email. Printed some of them out, which did not pertain ...
A: Here is Wisconson computer law: 943.70 Computer crimes. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ag) ...
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| Online discrimination | 7/6/2009 |
Q: Why has Facebook.com said I'm ineligable to sign up with them? I have not found a way to call or ...
A: There could any number of reasons why you can not sign up for facebook. You may have been banned for ...
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| how to press charges for email hacking | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I am so glad to find your site and to know there are experts our there willing to volunteer and ...
A: Sorry about all your problems with your ex. Florida Law is pretty clear: 815.06 Offenses against ...
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| Harrassment and perhaps Cyberstalking in Pennsylvania | 7/2/2009 |
Q: My daughter became involved with a person on myspace that was not the person she thought he was. It ...
A: Sorry it took a couple of days, I had to really research this one. PA law is pretty clear once you ...
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| Estranged husband broke into email/using to harass | 7/1/2009 |
Q: What are the laws in the state of Maryland that address 1) spyware being placed on your laptop ...
A: First I am sorry your having this trouble and this invasion of your privacy. I can only imagine how ...
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| Email Hacking and HIPPA Guidelines | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I have searched for an answer to this question but there are many variables that others don't seem ...
A: HIPPA is actually designed for medical records and such, not law enforcement computer systems. As ...
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| boss hacks into my email | 6/6/2009 |
Q: My boss has hacked into my email account through the companies computer. He also called other ...
A: Code Section Tit. 18 §7601, et seq. Mental State Required for Prosecution Intentionally and ...
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| boss hacks into my email | 6/5/2009 |
Q: My boss has hacked into my email account through the companies computer. He also called other ...
A: What he did is illegal in every state that I have ever looked at. Your Yahoo account resides on-line ...
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| emails while not even at work! | 5/30/2009 |
Q: Yesterday I was fired from a job. One of the owners sat me down and said, "We have emails of yours ...
A: Hey Chris, Its legal, but you still have a wrongful lawsuit against them I would think. Get a good ...
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| Lawyer ask wife for my computer to give to forensics hacker | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I am in the middle of a divorce. While I was sleeping my wife took my computer to her lawyer who ...
A: Hey Jeff, If your still married, the computer is as much hers as yours, and she can take it to be ...
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| company computer network | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I am the systems administrator here at work, and we have an employee who has got outside help in ...
A: Hey Richard, Get a written policy for your company that states exactly what you can and can not do ...
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| Hacking an email account | 5/9/2009 |
Q: After my boss fired an employee, she handed him emails that she "hacked" from my company email ...
A: Actually if this was at work, and on a work computer, your not entitled to much privacy at all. ...
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| laptop accessed without consent | 5/7/2009 |
Q: Recently I recieved a promotion at work, the same day I signed the new papers my personal laptop was ...
A: Worked too hard and had it all torn down, Since you were working for the military or state ...
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| Harrassing e-mails | 5/7/2009 |
Q: There is a lady who has made up a bogus e-mail address and is sending e-mails from that e-mail ...
A: In Fla its called cyberstalking. In Ga, I looked up your states computer laws, think your situation ...
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| Federal computer tampering laws | 5/6/2009 |
Q: What FEDERAL computer tampering laws are violated when public school administrators plant hardcore ...
A: I am sorry your having these issues. Federal law that covers this is Federal Criminal Code Related ...
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| Erotic business venture | 5/6/2009 |
Q: My question is as follows. I'm a writer and I've recently started writing erotica in real time on ...
A: Writing stories (IM's#, no matter what the content, is legal. All you have to watch is that you do ...
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| text porn | 5/5/2009 |
Q: My 14yr old son found out that if he texted certain key words to google, google text him back ...
A: I understand your frustration about this, but their defense lies in that the person receiving the ...
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| text porn | 5/4/2009 |
Q: My 14yr old son found out that if he texted certain key words to google, google text him back ...
A: Welcome to the digital Internet age. I say that with some sarcasm as I know what your upset about ...
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| Boss hacked email and forwarded 65 msgs. | 5/4/2009 |
Q: "While I was out of the office, my boss hacked into my email account and forwarded 65 saved and/or ...
A: Hey Rick, WHat he did was against the law. You need to contact your local police department. If ...
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| downloading music | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I intend to start downloading some music online and some friends have recommended me using bit ...
A: Any P2P file sharing of music is illegal. If you don't pay for the song (like on iTunes) its ...
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| Facebook Hacking | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I have a facebook account and always felt that my communication with my friends were not right at ...
A: You have done what you should, change all your passwords and such. You could create a completly new ...
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| E-mail account hacked | 3/30/2009 |
Q: My estranged wife accessed my private e-mail account although we are no longer living together. In ...
A: In Oregon its under: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/164.html Read 377 in that statute and it will ...
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| E-mail account hacked | 3/29/2009 |
Q: My estranged wife accessed my private e-mail account although we are no longer living together. In ...
A: ANYONE who accesses anothers computer system or accounts without permission has committed a crime. ...
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| E-Mail Hacking | 3/18/2009 |
Q: I was a member of an online community, www.bikerornot.com which is similar to MySpace and Facebook, ...
A: Anyone gaining access to any account of yours without your permission is against the law in every ...
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| Former Employer Gets Private Email Password, Illegal? | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I am in a bitter legal dispute with a former employer over my new competing company. The former ...
A: I would have to know more about the case. If the emails were stored on a company computer that he ...
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| legalities of email spying | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I believe my husband used a remote monitoring program to gain access to my Facebook and Myspace ...
A: Actually its as I thought. Your husband committed a crime. He does not have the right to log into or ...
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| wife hacked email and threatens | 3/3/2009 |
Q: Through various means my soon-to-be-ex-wife has at times gotten into my emails, facebook, and ...
A: OK well there are statues in some states called "cyberstalking". We have one in Florida, but in ...
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| wife hacked email and threatens | 3/2/2009 |
Q: Through various means my soon-to-be-ex-wife has at times gotten into my emails, facebook, and ...
A: Hey William, As you said what she did was illegal. It would be very foolish of her to prove it by ...
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| Email hacking | 2/28/2009 |
Q: My husband & I are currently separated. I have a protection order against him. He recently hacked ...
A: If he did this and you reported it, you're good. He violated State law also and he would be foolish ...
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| Dos attack | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I run a colocation business in California. Recently one of my clients was the victim of a DOS attack ...
A: What you are describing violates California Penal code 502!! It needs to be reported to the police ...
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| accessing computers | 2/25/2009 |
Q: My bf was recently sent to jail for a conspiracy charge. A FBI agent came to him and wanted to work ...
A: Everyone has the right to seek civil redress for what they think is a wrong that was done to them. ...
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| Legal consequence for hacking across state lines | 1/22/2009 |
Q: On 2/1/08 you answered a man's question about the legality of someone hacking his daughter's email ...
A: What you had happen was a crime and it can be reported to your local Department. Internet crimes, ...
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| cumputer law hack into e mails | 1/20/2009 |
Q: I have been seperated since april but not legaly and hacked int my wifes e mails I loive in nebraska ...
A: Yes what you did was illegal. In every state. Some states its a felony and some not. Just the act of ...
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| Is this hard-core Internet text-porn legal? | 1/12/2009 |
Q: Is it legal to access porn sites that have erotic literature (stories, but not photos) of illegal ...
A: There is no law against writing anything (other than death threats to a real person) that I know of. ...
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| Email hacking by private investigators | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I just found your site and hope you can help me with my problem. I had a boyfriend, whom I did not ...
A: I am sorry but if it was three years ago then you may have a big problem getting anyone to file the ...
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| Email hacking by private investigators | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I just found your site and hope you can help me with my problem. I had a boyfriend, whom I did not ...
A: No its not legal, it is a crime and should be reported. It takes police to get a search warrant to ...
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| hacking into e-mail and PA | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I was wondering what the laws in PA state about someone 'breaking into' your e-mail account and ...
A: This is PA Law from here:http://www.wcupa.edu/infoservices/pacompcrime.asp#SUBCHAPTERE SUBCHAPTER ...
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| Hacked Email | 1/5/2009 |
Q: In Oregon, is it illegal to gain access without permission into someone's e-mail account? If so, is ...
A: Yes it is illegal, look at section 4 below: 164.377 Computer crime. (1) As used in this section: ...
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| Followup Question on Computer Crimes | 11/18/2008 |
Q: You had provided me the Texas law on Computer Crimes. Also, I wanted to ask for the Kansas law on ...
A: Here is the link to the State of Texas Department of Public Safety COmputer Crime Unit: ...
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| Monitoring | 11/11/2008 |
Q: Most employers generally monitor web surfing and e-mail messages of their employees. Can you tell ...
A: ) ) The most widely used method of monitoring employees on company computers is to use a tracking/ ...
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| Privacy laws | 11/11/2008 |
Q: My nephew and I were talking about the lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ...
A: I will address your two questions. "Did AT&T's decision to allow NSA to wiretap the communications ...
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| Computers at Work | 11/9/2008 |
Q: My friend and I have been discussing a recent incident involving theft of personal data of millions ...
A: I think your talking about the laptop that was stolen and recovered? Stolen VA Laptop and Hard ...
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| Professional Ethics | 11/9/2008 |
Q: A small company has offered me a programming job. I am to work on new versions of its software ...
A: You would be breaking Title 18 US Code, and subjecting yourself to possible criminal prosecution by ...
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| Free distribution of music | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I am looking for any prominent real-life case studies involving the free distribution of music files ...
A: I am not sure what you mean by prominent. I would go here: http://www.cybercrime.gov/ the home page ...
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| Copy right laws | 11/4/2008 |
Q: Which of the two methods, strict copyright laws or technology-based security measures, is more ...
A: Well laws are only as good as the enforcement. Without the manpower and technology to enforce these ...
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| Hacking Email Password | 11/4/2008 |
Q: Good afternoon Mr. Wagoner, I've had to do some searching regarding the above subject and found it ...
A: Minnesota law on COmputers is found un der the Minnesota State Statues Section 609. Your problem ...
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| Password on personal computer | 11/1/2008 |
Q: Can a spouse place a keystroke tracking program onto a computer that is shared in order to see if a ...
A: Here is Michigan Law on this subject: 752.794 Prohibited access to computer program, computer, ...
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| can i legally sign up to a pornography paysite? | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I wasn't sure who to ask about this so I came to you. I live in the sunny state of Florida. I want ...
A: Adult pornography is legal in the State of Florida. You can sign up for as many as you want. Its ...
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| Hacked emails | 10/20/2008 |
Q: My daughter is going through a divorce. Her husband got into her email account and copied ...
A: SOrry you and your daughter are having to deal with this. Maybe this will help. In VA it is ...
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| Yahoo IM hacking | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I was seperated from my now ex husband in July/August of 2007. During this time I went out with a ...
A: Report it to the TBI. You should be safe from them divulging anything. I would also file a complaint ...
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| Yahoo IM hacking | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I was seperated from my now ex husband in July/August of 2007. During this time I went out with a ...
A: I am sorry your having to go through all this, it is bad enough without someone hacking into your ...
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| fraudglient email | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I hired someone on parole (probation) and they forged my signature on time cards which is being ...
A: I am not sure of all that went on because your question seems to be a little bit hard to follow but ...
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| Question re Corp Laptop and stolen email | 10/12/2008 |
Q: I was recently arrested and charged with Domestic Violence - Menacing in the state of Ohio. I was ...
A: In Ohio, she is guilty of the following: 2913.04 (B)(F)(1)(2) (a felony) Read below.. I have left ...
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| email hacking | 9/28/2008 |
Q: I was recently fired from my employer. I knew that I was going to get fired as I know there ...
A: If you ever accessed your yahoo account from your office computer, which it sounds like you did, ...
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| My Space/Facebook | 9/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 14 year old son who uses the computer to communicate with friends using Facebook and My ...
A: You and millions of other parents want to know these things!! Good for you. You want to get a ...
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| Computer emails with former partners | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I have a unique situation. I have a former business partner who was also a love interest whom I ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering you but I wanted to talk to a friend of mine who is a member of ...
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| harassment & threats via email | 9/12/2008 |
Q: i wonder if you can please help me. i need to know my rights. i am being harassed via enail since ...
A: It all depends on what state you live in. If your in Fla, the answer is yes and you need to contact ...
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| personal email obtained by employer | 9/12/2008 |
Q: i work in a medical lab and was required to participate in a phone conference call tonight with ...
A: I am sorry these things are happening to you. If you think that anyopne has gained unauthorized ...
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| computer laws | 9/7/2008 |
Q: what can you do about someone posting pictures of you on the web without your permission?
A: Well it really all depends on the type of pictures and what they are used for. Example, if they are ...
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| Internet and defamation | 8/28/2008 |
Q: My husband and I recently experienced we wish we had not. My younger daighter and her boyfriend, who ...
A: I am sorry you are having all these problems. Well as much as you would like to, you can not press ...
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| Hacking e-mail | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I have an account that I am the owner of and set the account up for a friend to use. She has my ...
A: Internet/ Computer crime can be filed at either the victims or suspects location so either is OK to ...
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| Employer logged into my personal email | 8/24/2008 |
Q: While I wasn't at work my employer had the company's IT guy go through my computer to see what I've ...
A: FSS 815.06 as you say has to do with unauthorized access to computer systems (including e-mail ...
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| Break in to web account | 8/20/2008 |
Q: I have a personal account with a company that produces photos that a customer uploads (Shutterfly). ...
A: Here is your states computer access law: 609.891 UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER ACCESS. Subdivision 1. ...
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| Break in to web account | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I have a personal account with a company that produces photos that a customer uploads (Shutterfly). ...
A: In every state I have ever taught computer crime in and most I have researched, this is against the ...
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| Unauthorized access to email by husband | 8/12/2008 |
Q: I have 2 questions for you and I was hoping you could shed some light on the matter for me. (Also, I ...
A: In Florida it is illegal for anyone other than the authorized user to access anyone elses computer, ...
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| federal | 8/10/2008 |
Q: if someone physically sits at your PC without authorization, accesses files and emails them to ...
A: There is no Federal Code that covers what you gave. Plus the Feds would never take a case like that ...
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| federal or IL law | 8/9/2008 |
Q: if someone physically sits at your PC without authorization, accesses files and emails them to ...
A: Its against the law in every state I have ever checked. Here is IL law: COMPUTER CRIME PREVENTION ...
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| Email harassment | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I live in GA. I have read all the posts regarding email hacking. Here is my situation. This has ...
A: From what you write you are actually very lucky. The detective that you have is actually doing more ...
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| unauthorized access to yahoo email | 8/7/2008 |
Q: My yahoo email account has been hacked into multiple times invading my privacy and compromising ...
A: It just so happens I teach Computer Crime Investigation at the Connecticut police academy about once ...
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| Internert Pornographic Material | 7/16/2008 |
Q: Is it illegal to view pornographic material of two consenting adults on the internet in Texas? ...
A: You have hit on the one thing that drives us cops crazy. The laws are vague and sometimes written ...
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| PA law regulating Computer Forensic Examiners | 7/13/2008 |
Q: Cmdr., There has been news of late that states (TX, SC, and others) are requiring CFCE's to hold a ...
A: There has been quite a lot of chatter on the Computer Forensics forum boards about this subject ...
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| Follow up to the 6/21/08 question | 7/7/2008 |
Q: I found the issues raised by the 6/21/08 question very interesting. (In that case, an attorney had ...
A: In reference to your question about yahoo, they are required to respond to a subpoena, even if its ...
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| Computer law | 6/21/2008 |
Q: Fist...welcome back from your vacation! Back on April 29 you answered questions involving my son's ...
A: The problem you have encountered is the one that frustrates those of us that do computer crime ...
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| email fraud | 5/9/2008 |
Q: Is it considered a crime if I got into and email account I started and then proceeded to cancel ...
A: You have to be the "owner" of the e-mail to be able to cancel it. If you are, then even though ...
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| Soon to be ex and her father steal my credit reports monthly | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I am concluding a divorce settlement. I pulled my credit reports to see if anything unexpected ...
A: Hey Daniel, What they did is considered a crime in many states and may even meet the Federal ...
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| Internet pornography | 5/7/2008 |
Q: probably sounds dumb. My 2 college roommates and myself recently visited a porn website, one that ...
A: Hey Robbie, Well I have to say its nice to see that young people still have a conscience! Good for ...
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| hacked email | 5/2/2008 |
Q: is it a crime in pennsylvania to guess someone's email username and password, log into their ...
A: It is most definitely a crime, in any state, and should be reported to the police. In PA its under ...
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| Unauthorized access to e-mail accounts | 4/29/2008 |
Q: My son has been separated from his wife for the past eighteen months and they are currently in court ...
A: If you live outside the city you can report it to the sheriffs office, they in turn can report it to ...
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| Unauthorized access to e-mail accounts | 4/28/2008 |
Q: My son has been separated from his wife for the past eighteen months and they are currently in court ...
A: Accessing anyone elses e-mail account is illegal and should be reported to the police. Your son ...
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| Spouse hacked email | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I live in the state of Massachusetts and I am going through a divorce. Six months after we ...
A: Well for someone who is supposed to be an attorney that person was pretty stupid. They admitted to ...
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| Hacking emails | 3/27/2008 |
Q: what are the state and federal laws of Illinois against hacking in to a personal e-mail and ...
A: You can find that under IL law in this section: CRIMINAL OFFENSES (720 ILCS 5/) Criminal Code of ...
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| crime? | 3/22/2008 |
Q: I am a member of two message boards and on one message board my name was hacked into. They ...
A: Here you go (look at A, and #6): Virginia Code § 18.2-152.4. Computer trespass; penalty. A. It ...
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| Computer Law | 3/21/2008 |
Q: A co-worker leaves her outlook account open on a multi user computer in a common area. Her e-mails ...
A: Since this occurred at a place of employment, and a multi-user computer, I highly suggest that these ...
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| one more question | 3/16/2008 |
Q: n the world of computer forensics, is it possible for a web hosting service to track/prove a ...
A: It requires that the charges be filed and the police investigator get a search warrant for the ...
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| distribution of personal emails | 3/15/2008 |
Q: Chris, You are been a brilliant help to me with the questions you answered a few weeks ago. Now I'm ...
A: Without knowing the case exactly I can tell you your particular one, but the way it normally works ...
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| 2 programs | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I have an acquaintance that has a desktop computer and a laptop computer. On the desktop he has ...
A: Microsoft activates its products by checking product codes against a data base. If that code has ...
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| Victim's Computer | 3/13/2008 |
Q: Following up on my deceased husband who opened up an aim account, with AOL forwarding all of my ...
A: I am truly sorry your having these things happen in your life. And I can not take any kind of ...
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| add links to webpage | 3/13/2008 |
Q: I would like to add links of other websites to my webpage. The other websites would be useful ...
A: You do not need legal authorization to link to other pages. Since you are not using content from the ...
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| Victim's Computer | 3/13/2008 |
Q: Following up on my deceased husband who opened up an aim account, with AOL forwarding all of my ...
A: In order to charge you with this they must prove you were the one sitting at the keyboard using it. ...
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| breaking into lap top and email | 2/28/2008 |
Q: Knowing my administrative password on my laptop, my soon to be ex- husband, got onto my laptop ...
A: I would say yes it would probably qualify as a Federal Crime, it crosses state lines, but knowing ...
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| personal defamation of character | 2/22/2008 |
Q: can my wife sue her ex-husband for posting a document and links to it on the internet. it is ...
A: here is what I think applies in your state law: Section 13A-11-8 Harassment or harassing ...
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| personal defamation of character | 2/22/2008 |
Q: can my wife sue her ex-husband for posting a document and links to it on the internet. it is ...
A: Anyone can sue anyone for anything. I think in this case you could sue for mental anguish and ...
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| Copywrite question | 2/12/2008 |
Q: My question concerns copyright of things appearing on youtube. I am a freelance writer and I am ...
A: If the video originated on CNN they are the copywrite holders and things on YouTube are not public ...
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| Defamation | 2/5/2008 |
Q: Me and my friends recently had a really terrible time on a vacation, and were treated poorly. The ...
A: You are totally within your rights (1st Amendment of the US Constitution) to say whatever you want ...
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| email hacking | 2/1/2008 |
Q: She found out the Ip server of the person hacking and contacted them. They turned off the internet ...
A: I am sorry they responded that way. Evidently they did not know their own state laws. It is against ...
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| hacking email account | 1/30/2008 |
Q: does Iowa have a law against hacking an e-mail account? thank you for your time
A: Here you go: 716.6B Unauthorized computer access — penalties — civil cause of action. 1. A person ...
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| I need Information about Cyber Crime | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I need Information about "The cyber crime should be taken as seriously as any other crime"..
A: Here is the best web site for information on the effects of and cyber-crime fighting. ...
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| spouse soon to be ex signs in to my email unauthorized is it a crime in ny | 1/23/2008 |
Q: My soon to be ex husband keeps breaking into my email account and computer no matter how many times ...
A: I am sorry for your trouble. I am not sure that these apply only because you are not divorced yet, ...
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| Editing another persons image for personal use, is this copywrite infringement? | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I would like to start (I haven't yet) a small web design business, where I design and sale web sites ...
A: Your best bet is to avoid doing this as it is a violation of the copywrite laws. There are plenty ...
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| Co-worker accessed my personal e-mail account | 1/21/2008 |
Q: A co-worker used my work computer and accessed my personal gmail account where he deleted ...
A: 609.891 UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER ACCESS. Subdivision 1. Crime. A person is guilty of unauthorized ...
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| Co-worker accessed my personal e-mail account | 1/21/2008 |
Q: A co-worker used my work computer and accessed my personal gmail account where he deleted ...
A: It all depends on what state you live in, but here in Florida he committed a crime, 815.06 ...
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| Match.com | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I found my husband's picture on match.com. He denies that it's him; I live in Ohio and would like to ...
A: I am sorry about your troubles. I really am, its one of the problems of the Internet, people think ...
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| Lottery on internet | 12/1/2007 |
Q: I'm an internet marketer. I have a question about running a lottery on one of my web sites. First of ...
A: While the idea seems good and would more than likely make you money, its against Federal Law. ...
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| Computer Forensics | 11/5/2007 |
Q: I am a student and have some questions with regard to the laws related to computer forensics. 1. ...
A: You have asked some very good questions and I will try to answer them fully for you. 1. What are ...
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| hacking email password | 10/21/2007 |
Q: is it against the law to hack into someones personal email account? ANSWER: Yes. Its a Felony in ...
A: Yes. California Penal Code 502. Its basically the exact same thing. And yes it pertains to ...
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