Due to its enabling technology, the Internet is a very public communications system, and, consequently, lawful active monitoring of the Internet and e-mails is rampant. The legal justification for such monitoring is equally extensive.

The Internet creates statutory challenges as it facilitates numerous, legally questionable activities. Government, corporate and individual entities are empowered to actively monitor the Internet for proscribed activities. While no single clearly enunciated national legal legislation to justify active invasive monitoring of the Internet exists, a variety of stratagems designed to oversee Internet proscribed activities does.

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