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Maine cellphone-privacy law is America’s first

Posted on June 1, 2013 by pogowasright.org

Tom Bell reports:

Maine’s Legislature is poised to become the first in the nation to enact a law requiring police to obtain warrants to get the location history for people’s cellphones.

The House voted 113-28 on Wednesday to pass the measure, following its passage in the Senate last week by a margin of five votes. The bill now goes back to the Senate for enactment.

Read more on Portland Press Herald.

h/t, @PrivacyLaw

Category: LawsSurveillanceU.S.

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