'You've Got Mail' But Is It Privileged?

E-mail evidence is one of the newest and sharpest arrows in the government's quiver. In recent years the government has won several convictions based on little more than damning e-mail evidence. Nonetheless, people continue to use e-mail casually or even thoughtlessly, producing a data stream of potential admissions. To make matters worse, with the proliferation of portable e-mail devices, such as the ubiquitous Blackberry, the attention paid to each e-mail diminishes while the amount sent rises dramatically.

19 minute read January 26, 2006 at 10:26 AM
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Jodi Misher Peikin And John Rizio-Hamilton
'You've Got Mail' But Is It Privileged?

E-mail evidence is one of the newest and sharpest arrows in the government's quiver. In recent years the government has won several convictions based on little more than damning e-mail evidence.

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