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March 19, 2013 10:50 pm GMT
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Senators Want Police to Get Warrant Before Reading Your Emails
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before getting access to citizens' emails and other electronic communications.
The bill comes as an amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, a 1986 law which many critics argue needs a refresh for the modern technological era. ECPA currently requires police to get a warrant only for emails and other digital communications older than 180 days (or younger if the message has been opened, the Department of Justice has argued)
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