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New California Privacy Law Has Gray Area For People on Parole

The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA), a new law which went into effect on January 1, requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before accessing data from a citizen's email, phone or digital device. However, the law is raising controversy over a new waiver called the "fourth waiver." Essentially law enforcement officials have been requiring people on probation and parole to sign a waiver that bypasses this new law and allows police to search all devices of these former inmates.

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