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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:37 am Post subject: Your e-mail is not private in Korea? |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/117_47139.html
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By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
The prosecution's disclosure of the contents of private emails an MBC scriptwriter exchanged with her friends is igniting disputes over infringement upon privacy.
Announcing the final results of its one-year investigation into allegations that the broadcaster intentionally exaggerated and distorted facts about mad cow disease, the prosecution Thursday made public scriptwriter Kim Eun-hee's emails to prove that MBC's investigative journal, ``PD Notebook'' staff had ``political intentions'' to block the import of American beef with distorted reports.
In the emails, the scriptwriter showed antagonism toward President Lee Myung-bak and conservative newspapers, and an eagerness about broadcasting stories on mad cow disease and candlelit rallies.
The prosecution says her emails clearly show her intention to damage the Lee administration's reputation.
``As defamation charges against civil servants are applicable when the accused harbors ill intention, the emails are important materials closely related to the indictment,'' senior prosecutor Jeong Byeong-doo said.
"We've decided to disclose them as it's necessary to explain to the people about important factors constituting crimes.''
Privacy vs. Evidence
However, civic groups and some legal experts are claiming that it infringes on her privacy. At the same time, the disclosure could constitute the breach of laws on the protection of the secrecy of communications, they said.
``The prosecution's disclosure of emails that are not directly related to the case is an act violating the law on the protection of communications secrecy,'' a judge said. ``If it is important to prove any criminal acts, they should have submitted it to the court, not to the press.''
The scriptwriter and four other MBC TV program directors, who were indicted on charges of defamation and obstruction of business, said they will file counter suits against the prosecutors and reporters who reported the contents.
``It's an apparent infringement upon privacy and human rights. The emails seized by the prosecution contained thousands of sentences about her private life,'' said Cho Neung-hee, one of the MBC directors. ``We will file civil and criminal suits against prosecutors.''
Kim Hyeong-tae, the lawyer for the indicted, said, ``How could they investigate private emails. Or are they investigating some mutiny case?''
The scriptwriter Kim filed a libel lawsuit against five prosecutors and Chosun Ilbo's CEO Bang Sang-hoon and six other staff, Friday..... |
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chickenpie
Joined: 24 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:28 am Post subject: |
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They aren't talking about all emails like in the US were they can look at all your emails since 911.
They are talking about emails that have been saved on a computer................
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| chickenpie wrote: |
They aren't talking about all emails like in the US were they can look at all your emails since 911.
They are talking about emails that have been saved on a computer................
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exactly - the police were investigating "company emails" in relation to false reporting of "Mad Cow" disease...
NOT like the USA where the authorites can and DO read any private emails sent domestically within the USA -
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/17nsa.html?_r=1
The National Security Agency is facing renewed scrutiny over the extent of its domestic surveillance program, with critics in Congress saying its recent intercepts of the private telephone calls and e-mail messages of Americans are broader than previously acknowledged |
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Joe666
Joined: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Jesus it's hot down here!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Do you think that the Korean government has the resources to 'tap into' all westerner's e-mail accounts to check up on what we are saying?
Lately, I have been pondering the notion that maybe individual schools have been 'tapping' into NET accounts on school issued lap tops. Probably just paranoia. |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Joe666 wrote: |
Lately, I have been pondering the notion that maybe individual schools have been 'tapping' into NET accounts on school issued lap tops. Probably just paranoia. |
Absolutely NOT paranoia. You're connecting through their internet, they have your addresses and passwords. They ARE checking up on you. Most employers in the world probably read emails sent to/from work.
I don't log on to Dave's from work because I want my information to be kept private. |
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Joe666
Joined: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Jesus it's hot down here!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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ChinaBoy wrote: Absolutely NOT paranoia. You're connecting through their internet, they have your addresses and passwords. They ARE checking up on you. Most employers in the world probably read emails sent to/from work.
I don't log on to Dave's from work because I want my information to be kept private.
OH Boy!! In my spare time, I alway's check in on Dave's, view youtube videos etc. ChinaBoy, please tell me you experience paranoia from time to time and this is one of those instances. Pretty please. |
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