Committee on Professional Ethics
Topic: Use of Computer Software to Surreptitiously Examine and Trace E-mail and Other Electronic Documents
Digest of the Committee:
“Lawyers may not ethically use available technology to surreptitiously examine and trace e-mail and other electronic documents.”
Rules: DR 1-102(A)(4), DR 1-102(A)(5), DR 4-101, DR 7-102(A)(8), Canon 4, Canon 7, EC 4-1
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