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Acess to my wife's work email
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**A: and why would you do such an unethical and egregious thing?
LdiJ
Senior Member
That would be a highly stupid thing to do, since her employer could go after you for doing that. That's NOT a personal email account.
How about you just talk to her instead of resorting to snooping.
mistoffolees
Senior Member
You've already gotten a number of responses of the ethics involved. But that wasn't your question. Unfortunately, what the law requires is not always the moral thing.
You need to check the law in Virginia. In my state, the answer is quite different than the responses you've gotten. I was told that if my ex gave me access to the account and did not change the password, that I could not be charged for reading her email. If, OTOH, she changed the password, it would be illegal for me to access the account.
Regardless, her employer would have cause for action against her, not you. You have no legal obligation to protect her employer's information.
Of course, beware that it IS one of those things that could backfire badly on you.
penelope10
Senior Member
My question is why on earth would you want to access your wife's work email?
And I'm under the thought process that she DID NOT give you permission to access the account, she simply made the mistake of leaving the account open on the computer thus allowing you to gain access to information. (Without her permission or knowledge).
If you suspect something "hinkey" is going on why don't you try the approach of speaking directly with her in regards to your concerns rather than spying on her?
And I'm under the thought process that she DID NOT give you permission to access the account, she simply made the mistake of leaving the account open on the computer thus allowing you to gain access to information. (Without her permission or knowledge).
If you suspect something "hinkey" is going on why don't you try the approach of speaking directly with her in regards to your concerns rather than spying on her?
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