[balajiviswanath]

If an ordinary Joe had tried to open your unlocked mailbox to read the mails he would be arrested. But if a $150b corporation does this, it would be wrapped in wrist. Only Google can get away so easily from this. Imagine if Microsoft had done this.

[nostrademons]

Or, well, the NSA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_co...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_call_database

[Natsu]

What makes you think that people aren't listening to random, unencrypted wireless transmissions and not getting caught?