House Passes Long-Sought Email Privacy Bill


The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would update the nation’s email surveillance laws so that federal investigators are required to obtain a court-ordered warrant for access to older stored emails. Under the current law, U.S. authorities can legally obtain stored emails older than 180 days using only a subpoena issued by a prosecutor or FBI agent without the approval of a judge.

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Congress Wants a New Email Privacy Act—But the Next Attorney General Won’t

Congress Wants a New Email Privacy Act—But the Next Attorney General Won’t

With surveillance hawk Jeff Sessions about to head up Trump’s DOJ, privacy advocates push for a long-overdue bill to lock in digital privacy protections. The post Congress Wants a New Email Privacy Act—But the Next Attorney General Won’t appeared first on WIRED.

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