The case was quickly picked up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as the e-mail addresses included those of military personnel, staff members in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and people at the Justice Department, NASA and Homeland Security.
This is strange for 2 reasons.
The Dept of Justice has said in the past that Email and email addresses go over the public internet in plain text and therefore users have no reasonable expectation of privacy.
Is it because the laws provides less protections for civilian US citizens than for its public servants? Show me -- Can someone show us the law that supports this?
Is it because these users are government employees who work for the public, that their contact info needs to be kept secret? Show me -- Can someone show us the law that supports this?
This is strange for 2 reasons.
The Dept of Justice has said in the past that Email and email addresses go over the public internet in plain text and therefore users have no reasonable expectation of privacy.
Is it because the laws provides less protections for civilian US citizens than for its public servants? Show me -- Can someone show us the law that supports this?
Is it because these users are government employees who work for the public, that their contact info needs to be kept secret? Show me -- Can someone show us the law that supports this?