Q: Hi so my ex girlfriend still had access to my instagram and she went through it months after we broke up and read
through it months after we broke up and read through my messages with another girl where we talked sexually and sent it out to my parents and my job and I got fired because of it is that illegal
A:
In Massachusetts and many other jurisdictions, unauthorized access to someone else's social media account or personal information without their consent can be considered a violation of privacy and may be illegal. This act is often referred to as "hacking" or "unauthorized access to a computer system."
Also, you can change your password in the mean time.
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