is it illegal to open your husband emails?

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is it illegal to open your husband emails?

I found out that he has an affair and I monitor thier chatting by opening his facebook account. Is it illegal? We are married for 20 yrs and not yet divorce.

Asked on April 29, 2012 under Criminal Law, Indiana

Answers:

Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

This is actually a unique area of law given the wave of new technology that allows for pass code protected Internet use and celluar phone use. In Michigan, this is a crime if the spouse who used the pass code or password never had direct  permission to access their spouse's information. The crime is not necessarily the actual snooping of your spouses account, but the unauthorized use of that account. 


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