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By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Reform ECPA On the website Digital Due Process is a call to reform ECPA, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. ECPA was passed in 1986, and technology has surpassed it: 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--light years ago in Internet time. As a result, ECPA is a patchwork of confusing standards that have been interpreted inconsistently by the courts, creating uncertainty for both service providers and law enforcement agencies. ECPA can no longer be applied in a clear and consistent way, and, consequently, the vast amount of personal information generated by today’s digital communication services may no longer be adequately protected...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on March 31, 2010 (boomark / email).