Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, have introduced legislation to provide stronger privacy guarantees to email. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 calls for the government to get a search warrant before gaining access to email or other digital communication channels. An individual targeted with a search warrant would have to be notified and given a copy. The bill eliminates the “180-day” rule establishing different legal standards for the government to obtain email content depending upon the age of an email.
Loading ...
Congress Puts Privacy Front and Center
Posted by: Erika Morphy March 20, 2013 10:53 AMSens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, have introduced legislation to provide stronger privacy guarantees to email. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 calls for the government to get a search warrant before gaining access to email or other digital communication channels. An individual targeted with a search warrant would have to be notified and given a copy. The bill eliminates the “180-day” rule establishing different legal standards for the government to obtain email content depending upon the age of an email.