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  1. #1
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    Default Unauthorized Access on a Shared Computer

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas

    I'm in Texas.
    My husband an I had a shared computer. I had an online e-mail account. My e-mails were not set up to be delivered through Windows and my password was not set to be remembered through Windows either. I had to physically go to the website and manually enter my password to access the account. He filed for divorce on me and I was ordered to leave the computer in the home. Now my husband has copies of my e-mail printed out from inside of my account that he is attempting to use against me. I never gave him my password or gave him permission to access my account.

    Is the fact that he has these copies of my e-mails printed out from within my account proof that he has broken the law?
    Did he actually break the law?

    I've read the laws about the unauthorized access, but I can't figure out what any of the language means

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    Default Re: Unauthorized Access on a Shared Computer

    I'm fairly sure the judge will not allow the emails to be used against you unless your husband can show how he legally obtained them.

    Email accounts are a piece of cake to hack because passwords are usually guessable and reused. Firefox contains all your passwords (tools options security show passwords.) they are left in cache, in pagefile etc. Windows has a copy in protected storage an app called passview can find.

    It is illegal but unless you're Sarah Palin no one is likely to care, although your lawyer could use it to your advantage.

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