bill requiring police to get warrant for emails gets introduced

[Missing User]

[quote]WASHINGTON — 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).[/quote]
[url]http://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/6158993-Senators-introduce-bill-requiring-police-to-get-warrant-for-emails/[/url]

This is good. Very good.

[The Baconator]

muh freedoms are secured :)

[joshjet]

Good job, Mike Lee. I guess our senators aren't all bad.