QUESTION
Do I have a right to privacy when I send an email?
Asked on Feb 21st, 2014 on General Practice - Texas
More details to this question:
I emailed a group email to the parents of a soccer team with comments about the coach. This email was forwarded to the coach and several other individuals without my permission and has caused distress and public humiliation for my child and myself. Do I have any recourse against the person who forwarded the email without my permission?
1 ANSWER
No. When you sent the communication to people, without any prior agreement restricting their right to disseminate your email, you gave them the right to send it on to whoever they wanted. It's exactly the same as if you had told it to them in conversation, or in a letter.
Answered on Feb 21st, 2014 at 11:40 AM