Chris Calabrese of the ACLU writes: Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced late yesterday that he will bring legislation before the committee requiring law enforcement to use a probable-cause warrant to access all non-public internet communications such as email. This legislation is a key piece of efforts to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA),…
Category: Laws
U.S. spies press for renewal of broad electronic surveillance law
Mark Hosenball reports: U.S. intelligence officials made a public plea on Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, for quick congressional action to extend a sweeping but controversial U.S. electronic surveillance law. Robert Litt, chief lawyer for the Office of Director of National Intelligence, told reporters that winning congressional approval to extend…
ZA: Ground-breaking privacy Act imminent
Bonnie Tubbs reports that South Africa is getting closer to having a privacy law: A significant step towards the enactment of what has been called a ground-breaking law for personal privacy in SA – the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) – was taken by the powers that be yesterday. POPI, which has existed only…
Privacy goes missing with Alberta’s new Missing Persons Act
James Wood and Kelly Cryderman report: A new law that came into effect Friday giving Alberta police easier access to personal records when investigating missing persons cases is being touted as a potential lifesaver by the provincial government. But critics say that however well-intentioned the Missing Persons Act is, it presents real dangers to privacy…