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Comment on Judge Orders Google To Deactivate User's Gmail Account and Disclose Identity

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There should be some way to fight this. It is not acceptable for some one send you a wrongly addressed email and then make court deactivate your email account. I wonder how could a Judge rule this way?

Imagine the consequence if it was sent via an old-fashioned method: snail mail or fax. Clearly the remedy would not be to destroy the home, office or deactivate the phone line of the receiver. It's an extremely poor understanding of technology but sadly, not at all surprising.

Well, its not rare for a judge to make a bad ruling, and "the way to fight this" is to appeal to a higher court. Rulings are reversed all the time.

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