• The Hill, Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:23 PM

The White House has received a petition with more than 100,000 signatures on it, asking for increased privacy in emails and other online communications. The petition is asking the government to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) so that it would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing a citizen's email information. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is behind a bill that would require a warrant for the police to access someone's email. The Judiciary Committee approved the bill back in April, but the Senate has yet to vote on it.

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