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Maryland Bill Would Require Police to Get a Warrant Before Accessing Smart Meter Data

Posted on December 27, 2017 by pogowasright.org

Tenth Amendment Center reports:

A bill prefiled in the Maryland House would require police to get a warrant before obtaining any information collected by “smart meter” technology. Passage of the bill would help protect privacy and ensure personal information doesn’t end up stored in federal databases.

Del. Alfred Carr (D-18) prefiled House Bill 56 (HB56) in October. The legislation would prohibit law enforcement officers from obtaining utility data recorded by a smart meter without a search warrant.

Read more on TAC.

h/t, Joe Cadillic

Category: LawsSurveillanceU.S.

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