Google testifies before House of Representatives, calls for updated email privacy laws

Google's legal director of law enforcement and information security, Richard Salgado, is set to testify before the US House of Representatives this morning about the need for new email privacy legislation. In his written testimony, Salgado notes that the 1986 ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act) doesn't reflect the "ways in which people use the internet in 2013," noting how cloud computing has increased the amount of user information shared and stored online. Google is calling for ECPA to be updated to require that law enforcement obtain a search warrant for accessing users' emails and information stored online. Salgado's testimony also touches on Mountain View's own efforts to improve transparency when it comes to user privacy, including publishing reports about government requests. Read the statement in full via the source link below.

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Source: Google Public Policy blog