Digital Due Process – Modernizing Surveillance Laws For The Internet Age
Modernizing Surveillance Laws For The Internet Age
ECPA Reform: Why Now?
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was a forward-looking statute when enacted in 1986. It specified standards for law enforcement access to electronic communications and associated data, affording important privacy protections to subscribers of emerging wireless and Internet technologies. Technology has advanced dramatically since 1986, and ECPA has been outpaced. The statute has not undergone a significant revision since it was enacted in 1986 – eons ago in Internet time.
Digital Due Process – Modernizing Surveillance Laws For The Internet Age