FL Court Rules Against Spouse-Installed Spyware 390
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from the well-that's-nice-of-them dept.
idobi writes "A Florida court ruled that it was illegal for a wife to install spyware on her husband's computer, in order to catch him in an extramarital affair. The three judge panel barred the woman from using the chat records from being introduced as evidence in the divorce proceedings. The court ruled that the software, Spector, violated Florida's wiretapping law - which states that it is criminal to 'intentionally intercept' any 'electronic communication.'"
On the Upside (Score:5, Funny)
The woman, tech-savvy enough to install spyware and obtain the results, should have no problem finding a new husband on Slashdot, where doubtlessly her activities have gained her a certain cred and mystique and a following.
in today's news Beverly Ann O'Brien sought a mass restraining order against a poster on slashdot.org who has been stalking her and sending poems, such as 'r05e r r3d, v1o13t r b1u3, a11 my ba53 r b310ng t0 y0u'
Interesting (Score:5, Funny)
Ha (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! (Score:5, Funny)
Didn't FL courts also rule... (Score:2, Funny)
What about hardware? (Score:3, Funny)
What if they have satellite internet!? (Score:2, Funny)
On her next pre-nup, it is obviously essential that it include a clause that allows either of them to install spyware and security cameras clandestinely!
And what if he has his internet connection through a infrared connection to another computer? Or a WiFi network? So many non-electrical means of connecting to the internet!
Re:On the Upside (Score:3, Funny)
r0535 R R3d
Yes... it is shamelessly stolen from a web game... *sigh*5ug4r i5 5w337
If U'd b3 m1n3
I'd f33l pr377y 1337.
Re:On the Upside (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What about hardware? (Score:5, Funny)
Legal or not, if he's plugging into a box that's running in promiscuous mode, he deserves what he gets.
spousal spyware (Score:2, Funny)
what does the spyware do in Soviet Russia? does it still spy on YOU?
DWF seeks WM (Score:5, Funny)
should have no problem finding a new husband on Slashdot
I felt a great disturbance in the Force when I read this, as if millions of socially inept voices suddenly cried out at the opportunity to get laid.
Electronic. (Score:1, Funny)
Electrical communication is when you use a cattle prod to let your spouse know you're upset about the affair.
it makes sense to me (Score:1, Funny)
Oldie but goodie (Score:5, Funny)
Violets are blue,
IN SOVIET RUSSIA
poems write YOU!
Re:Are logs illegal? (Score:3, Funny)
Conversations?! (Score:2, Funny)
Come on, where's the common sense? Who's never played a head to head competitive game without yelling out "You can't touch this, Biatch!!", "Who's your daddy? WHO'S your daddy!!!" Illicit affair... bah!
Re:DWF seeks WM (Score:2, Funny)
Allow me to clarify this for the nookie challenged
Go back to your pr0n and video games now.
Re:Sign of the times... (Score:0, Funny)
Another plus(?) for the Linux column (Score:3, Funny)
Let's drop the tired TCO argument and put that on the brochure.
Re: Oldie but goodie (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Another plus(?) for the Linux column (Score:3, Funny)
The all new Knaughtix distro! Doing something naughty, like surfing porn or cheating on your spouse? With the Knaughtix CD, and an optional floppy disk or USB key with your network settings, you can surf or cheat in safety! Just reboot the machine, and all evidence is gone gone gone!
Re:DWF seeks WM (Score:1, Funny)
Re:On the Upside (Score:5, Funny)
Re:a little twist. (Score:5, Funny)
No no no... You've obviously never been married. What's his is her's, and what's her's is her's.
Re:On the Upside (Score:3, Funny)
My desktop's a sphere [hamar.sk]
If you think we're cute,
You must be new here.
Re:I'm confused... (Score:2, Funny)
If he can prove she cheated, she's at fault. Ergo, she'll probably get what she came into the marriage with (emphasis on probably; if a man cheats on his wife he'll be unlikely to keep more than the worse of the two cars), and much much less than half of what the couple made during the marriage, because he's been wronged.