by law, is it illegal to read someones email if you have their account password?
481976
Definitely talk to your lawyer. It is illegal to take someone elses mail from their mailbox, so there may very well be a law about emails as well.
229197
Our IT person has access to view all websites and email accounts accessed by the employees at our company and he submits a report to the president of the company. He can actually read "the content" of email from the COMPANY'S email system, but whether he is able to read the content personal email accounts (hotmail, yahoo.com, sbcglobal.net, etc.) this I do not know. I agree with the previous respondent, don't mix your personal business with work.
149533
Theoritically, no one can access your email. But there are bad people who can crack passwords in any emails not just yahoo.
1173597
In some jurisdictions it is legal for anybody who lives at an a address to open mail, regardless of whose name is on the envelope.\nIf such is the case in New Zealand, I recommend a post office box.
207209
Just stop worrying about this because, spammers can send email from any address they want without knowing the passwords. Even you can do it easily if you get command over smtp commands.\n\nso don't worry about your account and passwords.I can just give you some tips to avoid such incidents\n\n-don't go to lame sites\n-don't subscribe for things that you don't like\n-avoid adult site\n\netc..etc..
1159194
why would you give anyone including your husband or wife your password?\nyour mail shouldn't be opened by anyone else but you
1123097
not without seeing the email
855556
communications in email are not protected nor private. so if you admit to commiting a crime to someone in an email. police cn use that email against you.
836246
No. They only use the information for their use.  It is against the law to give that information to anyone else because you have not signed a consent.
660310
No.\n\nUse someone's wireless network.\n\nUse an anonymous email like Yahoo.\n\nDon't do it again from the same network or email address.\n\nThat's all...
825288
do you ative your account through the e-mail the sent you?\nif not do it
671850
Not really. People can have multiple email addresses either under their real name or an anonymous one. The only way to know for sure who an email address belongs to is to subpoena the records of the ISP (internet service provider).
209679
It usually is legal, provided you allow them to unsubscribe if it's an email listserv. Be careful though, as unsolicited email is usually dumped first thing before even reading it. Better to target a certain proven constituency such as Union members, voters in your area of interest, or people who are aware of the issues you wish to address.
503248
I can assure you that we daily users are not having our emails read by the gov't.  There are though, agency computers that can pick up the URL's of computers using keywords that are of gov't interest ( terror...child porn and so on ). Hope this puts ur mind at ease about the regular daily activities.
1178180
There are several ways to do this depending on the program. If you want him not to be able to access your email, change your password and dont give it to him.  Whatever forwarding service he is using will have to have a log in.
479052
You really do not have the ability to see when someone has read an email they sent you unless you are using a corporate mail system that uses Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook and the recipient is in the same company as you are. If you're sending from a personal account or across to another mail network, it is not possible.
1027292
go to one of your friend's house and see if you can access your email from their computer