Post by sherlew99 on Jun 19, 2013 12:18:16 GMT -6
Texas becomes first US state to ban warrantless email snooping
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What we can do is sign any good petitions on this subject when we find them and contact our congress members when bills regarding privacy are made..
We can also contact our state governors.
As Ars Technica's Cyrus Farivar points out, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) requires federal law enforcement to get a warrant only to access email that hasn't yet been opened by its recipient.
After it's open, sitting around in an inbox, it's been fair game. Ditto if the email has been left unopened in an inbox for 180 days.
After it's open, sitting around in an inbox, it's been fair game. Ditto if the email has been left unopened in an inbox for 180 days.
Click here to read the rest of the article.
What we can do is sign any good petitions on this subject when we find them and contact our congress members when bills regarding privacy are made..
We can also contact our state governors.
