Leon Walker has been charged under anti-hacking laws aimed at preventing identity theft in the US. The 33-year-old had suspected his wife Clara, who had been married twice before was having an affair with her former husband. He is alleged to have used his computer skills to gain access to her Gmail email account on the shared home computer.

Mr Walker discovered a series of emails which confirmed his suspicions that his wife was cheating on him. With nearly half US divorce cases involving some form of privacy invasion such as the reading of text messages or social networking web pages, the case could have significant legal repercussions. More here.

Are you surprised to learn you can possibly go to jail for hacking an account on your own computer?

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