Is it illegal for my employer to secure my password and go into my personal email?
922939
It is not. Every keystroke that you make on their systems is their property. That includes personal accounts. It is also legal for them to listen in on their phone systems.\n\nMost employers today will point this out to you on your first day and may even have you sign a "no reasonable expectation of privacy" statement.
184813
There are many ways to do this, but it is illegal, if you do not have permission.  It's basically the same thing as breaking into someone's PO Box or mailbox.
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.
818460
Contct the people who run the site and ask them what's going on and make sure you let your workmates know about it so they don't get hurt by the email and never under any circumstance leave any credit card or bank details on a computer that is on the internet
35711
i dont believe u're serious.. atleast about spying or ur wife.. but anyway.. many people r interested in checking other people's emails..\n\nwell.. there is a software.. that remembers passwords of any site.. that is opened on ur system.. n its my experiance that even the most secure online transaction sites are also not secure!  \n\nso contact me if u really wanna know.. coz i cant post it here
955648
Your employer might have blocked it, unless he says it's okay to use it at work.\n\nHope that helps.
811040
They usually keep a copy of everything coming and going through their email and web servers for a few years and can access it as and when they want to.\n\nIf you've used any explicit words don't be surprised if you get asked to explain yourself. But since it's a private message they'll probably just laugh at you behind your back (maybe spread it around your co-workers as a joke at your expense).\n\n///
1159194
why would you give anyone including your husband or wife your password?\nyour mail shouldn't be opened by anyone else but you
476685
it is possible, but it happens when someone hacks into your system and goes through your passwords which are stored in your system. you need to get something like zonealarm which prevents illegal access, also in the chat rooms wen you answer a insant message you are creating a direct link that allows the person on the other end a door to enter into your system
776282
Yes, he could but not nearly as easily as the office email since it isn't stored on any of the corporate email servers.  If you save that email on your work computer then it will have the same rights as any other data on that computer, that is they have rights to look at it.\n\nFor your final question it depends on what you really mean, they question is really to vague to give a good answer to when you look at the rest of your post.
997587
ur screwed or....\nsounds like ur trying to obtain someone else's password so u can access his/her account
1015679
if someone has stolen your password, or if you left yourself logged in at a public computer terminal at a library or coffee shop or the like, someone could be posting as you.\n\nif you suspect this is the case, change the password on your account immediately.\n\nhave you ever had anyone quote something that you theoretically posted or sent when warning you?  if so, was it something you wrote/sent?  don't forget different people have different tolerances for things, and you need to be mindful of your audience.
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Not unless you leave your password handy.
70305
if you open the email in the bottom (tiny letters) it has the option of unsuscribing from it. if it does not. you can sue them. because it is illegal
232532
Yes, it's unlawful.\nIt's just like I open your mail box (not email) and examine letters you receive, check out who is sending letter to you and what magazine you subscribe, even though I do not open your letters, it's still not legal.
942568
Unless you're an employer, why would you?  Isn't that invasion of privacy?
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Web based email is NEVER private or "owned" by you.  It's owned by the website that provides the service.  You're only recourse would be a civil suit if they violated some part of the contract with you, and I know of none that assure privacy.  It's just like how work email is owned by the company.  The only way to "own" your email is to run your own email service.  \n\nAlso even if by chance you found a company willing to state in writing that they'll protect your privacy, that will have no bearing on the police using it if the company turns it over.  In this case you could file a civil suit against the company, but since the company "owns" the email they have a legal right to turn it over absent a law stating otherwise.