Is it illegal for someone to hack your iPhone from another computer and read your texts?
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Is it illegal for someone to hack your iPhone from another computer and read your texts?
Is it also illegal to delete your I cloud backup?
Asked on September 10, 2014 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Yes, reading or intercepting another person's texts (or emails, for that matter) without that person's permission would be a violation of wire tapping law and could expose that person to criminal liability.
Deleting an i-cloud back up is also illegal: at a minimum, it would be form of vandalism or willful destruction of another person's property; it may also be identify theft, if the hacker had to pretend to be another (sign in as another) to do this.
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