[FITZ]

I can't imagine doing this to a loved one. Never in a million years would I want to snoop on a child that much --- to take advantage of their death in such a way, what kind of information on him are they hoping to find? And my email is completely benign stuff. You can usually get into someone's email quite easily on places like Yahoo --- you're going to know the answer to most any secret question in case they lost their password --- mother's maiden name, city of birth, favorite pet ---- so if he made his secret question that secret then he doesn't want them reading it.

[television is just wrong]

they may find things they never wanted to know. Sometimes things are better left not known.

[SweetCaroline]

I can't imagine doing this to a loved one. Never in a million years would I want to snoop on a child that much --- to take advantage of their death in such a way, what kind of information on him are they hoping to find?

Have you ever lost a child unexpectedly? I did. If not you have no idea of the desperation these people have to hold onto everything related to their child. It is not about taking advantage of their death, it is about preserving their life. Could you imagine finding their diary or journal and not reading it or listening to taped messages on a phone.

It is not about invading their child's privacy, it is an act of desperation to hold on to every last memory of their child.

[Quinotto]

I completely agree, if he wanted them to know, he would have made arrangements for them to get the password. He was, afterall, in war, he knew he could die and if anything of importance was to be found in that email account, he would have made sure that his family had access to it without any legal trouble. He was an adult, he deserves to have that left private if he left no instructions regarding his account. What I find equally troubling is the mass of "volunteers" eager to break into that account in order to "help" his family.