Politics

Why Congress Should Pass the ECPA Amendment Act

Government Oversight

Anything stored online for more than 180 days doesn't get the protections of the Fourth Amendment. Will Congress amend the law?

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Is Congress about to pass the first significant privacy-protection legislation since 9/11?

Right now if you store any information in “the cloud” for longer than 180 days, the government does not need a warrant to search it, only a subpoena, which does not require judicial approval.

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