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Texas May Pass Privacy Legislation Requiring Law Enforcement Agents to Get a Warrant Before Reading Emails, Setting Precedent
- RT.com, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 2:51 PM
Texas could be the first state in the U.S. to pass an email privacy regulation that would require law enforcement to get a warrant in order to access a citizen's email. The new bill (HB 2268) would update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) which only requires federal law enforcement to obtain warrants only when they are accessing recent emails. The bill has been sent to Texas Governor Rick Perry.
