General legal information furnished as a service of Fort Lauderdale / West Palm Beach family law attorney Janet Langjahr
Although most of us aren’t actively aware of it, much of what we do on a personal computer leaves a digital trail that can be picked up by an expert.
Where someone wants to know what someone else has done and where someone else has been with their computer, there are so-called spyware and keylogger programs that can tell just about all.
Sometimes a spouse or parent thinks such digital evidence can help with, or even clinch their case. And, in many states, this is undoubtedly true.
But digging up the digital goods can backfire, because some or all types of digital spying may be illegal in certain states. If so, the digital dirt can’t be used in court - and may result in criminal charges against the “spy”.
Florida is one of the states that, for example, criminalizes the real-time interception of electronic communications, such as in internet chat or instant messaging.
Read more in this St. Louis KDSK TV article: You Got Nailed! How Cheaters Get Busted.
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