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  • US senator has not caved on e-privacy, aide says

    The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has not reversed course on email privacy and has not proposed to give U.S. agencies access to email and other electronic communications without search warrants, despite a news report to the contrary, an aide to Senator Patrick Leahy said Tuesday.

    Written by Grant Gross20 Nov. 12 21:16
  • Senators push for changes in cybercrime law

    The main U.S. law targeting cybercrime may need to be changed because it has allowed law enforcement agencies to target people who simply violate websites' terms of service or their employers' computer use policies, two senators said Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross08 Sept. 11 04:05
  • Lawmakers question Obama cybersecurity proposal

    A proposal for new cybersecurity legislation by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration could give the government unprecedented access to private data, critics said Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross26 May 11 04:39
  • Senator introduces electronic surveillance reform bill

    A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would update a 25-year-old law that sets the rules for law enforcement surveillance of e-mail and other electronic communications, with more legal protections for the privacy of data stored in the cloud.

    Written by Grant Gross18 May 11 06:40
  • Senators: E-surveillance law needs to be updated

    The U.S. Congress needs to rewrite a law governing law enforcement access to mobile-phone data, e-mail messages and other electronic communications to reflect changes in technology, including a growing reliance on cloud computing, several senators said Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross07 April 11 04:46
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