Is It Illegal to Open Someone Else’s Email in Michigan?

You should probably think twice before snooping through someone else's email.

I don't know why you would ever feel the need to nose around in someone else's email, but there are people out there who will do it—and in many cases, without your knowledge.

We're not talking about a crook hacking into your email to access important personal information that could compromise your identity. No, we're talking about coworkers, friends, significant others, or even family members.

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Is It Illegal to Open Someone Else's Email in Michigan?

It may not feel like you're doing something criminal when you're going through someone else's email but you are. According to Lewis & Dickstein, opening someone else's email in Michigan without their permission is illegal.

It doesn't matter who you are, it's illegal.

If you feel your spouse is being unfaithful and want to do some digging to see if it's actually true, don't look through their email. At the end of the day, reading someone else's private emails is a crime. And before you think you can simply go through their phone and read their private texts—nope, that's illegal too.

Also using someone else's email is illegal.

I guarantee there are people right now going through their significant others' phones, without understanding that what they're doing is a crime.

"If an individual accesses another person’s emails, texts, or other messages without their consent, it can be considered a violation of privacy laws."