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Questions relating to the law as it applies to email

Questions relating to the law as it applies to email

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What should I do if someone signs up for an account using my email address?

People periodically sign up for various sites with my email address, both US and internationally. Would it cause legal problems if I used the "forgot my password" option to reset the password and log into the account? I don't want to (not actually…
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Regularly receiving a stranger's emails

From time to time I receive emails intended for someone else with a similar email address. This has been going on now for years and in the meantime I've gotten a pretty good picture of this person. I can say for sure that this person exists and I…
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Can I freely redistribute attachments in emails? [USA]

Say a friend sends me a 3 minute video of his family vacation in Hawaii. Let's say the video is perfectly innocuous and has nothing compromising. Just boring family stuff. I then forward it to a bunch of other people without his permission. Is…
user43
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Left Job with all acounts, etc. with personal email

I have worked at a startup company for the past year, and I have decided to leave the company after a rough end. The company was basically falling apart, everyone was fighting with each other and the boss and I did not get along. After I left I…
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Requirements for using email as evidence

Someone told me you can "just send an email to yourself" as a means of proving non-disclosure, copyright, resolving disputes, etc. What I'm specifically wondering is whether this requires you to use an email service where you have absolutely no way…
forthrin
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Does CAN-SPAM apply for emails sent on behalf of users?

If there were a service/website that allowed a user to send invites to email addresses for the purpose of joining the user on the service/website, would that fall under the domain of the CAN-SPAM act?
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Open release of a personal attorney email to a school board

A school board gets an email from superintendent's personal attorney restricting questioning of the superintendent. Is it legal to read publicly in an open public meeting?
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My old employer is still sending emails from my email account 2 years later

I was let go almost 2 years ago and my old employer is still sending emails, as though they were from me, to my old customers. Is that legal?
Daniel Johnson
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Can I post a private email conversation on a social media forum

I recently had a dispute with an online retailer. The customer service representative really showed their colors in the emails they sent to me. I then wanted to show a social media forum this interaction so I posted our entire email conversation.…
Ralph
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Ex misuses my email for his utility account. Can I change it myself?

My ex from back in 2015 has used my email address for his electricity account. He's in Arkansas; I live in California. Back in 2016 I kept receiving emails in regards to the account. I contacted him and asked him to change the email multiple times…
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Is it illegal to send email to someone’s work account?

Let’s say I want to reach out to someone working in a company like Apple or Google. For example I have a girlfriend working in Apple and we broke up. Then I send an email to her work account with spicy details asking her to explain or to reconcile………
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