dimanche 2 juin 2013

The States Tackle Online Privacy

The Texas State Capitol in Austin

State lawmakers have been busy worrying about online privacy this week.

On Tuesday, the Texas legislature sent a bill to Governor Rick Perry that would require investigators to get warrants if they want to read people’s e-mails.

That law goes further than the 1986 law that guides such activity at the federal level. Then, on Wednesday, Maine’s House of Representatives passed a bill requiring warrants for those seeking location information about cell phone users.

The bill now goes back to the state’s Senate, which has already passed it, for enactment.

Read more... Each bill, would be the first of its kind

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