SC High Court Ruling Highlights Gaps In Dated E-Privacy Law

By Allison Grande (October 11, 2012, 9:40 PM EDT) -- South Carolina's highest court ruled Wednesday that a federal wiretap law does not cover emails that are read but not deleted from a server, deepening a court divide over when companies and individuals can keep their electronic communications private under a statute that attorneys say has failed to keep up with changes in technology....

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