Good news, denizens of the Lone Star State: You might be about to get some of the best email privacy protection in the country.
Earlier this week, Texas legislature passed a bill, HB 2268, requiring state police to get a warrant based on probable cause before reading emails, regardless of how old they are. That goes a step beyond the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which requires a warrant only for unopened emails younger than 180 days.
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SEE ALSO: Senators Want Police to Get Warrant Before Reading Your Emails
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HB 2268 spells out specific rules defining when police will be authorized to collect suspects' data and places limits on the amount of data that can be acquired. As a state law, it would not apply to federal investigations of Texas residents. Read more...
More about Texas, Privacy, Us World, Us, and Ecpa Reported by Mashable 3 days ago.
Earlier this week, Texas legislature passed a bill, HB 2268, requiring state police to get a warrant based on probable cause before reading emails, regardless of how old they are. That goes a step beyond the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which requires a warrant only for unopened emails younger than 180 days.
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SEE ALSO: Senators Want Police to Get Warrant Before Reading Your Emails
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HB 2268 spells out specific rules defining when police will be authorized to collect suspects' data and places limits on the amount of data that can be acquired. As a state law, it would not apply to federal investigations of Texas residents. Read more...
More about Texas, Privacy, Us World, Us, and Ecpa Reported by Mashable 3 days ago.
