In his written testimony, Salgado notes that the 1986 ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act) doesn't reflect the internet circa 2013, noting how cloud computing has increased the amount of user information shared and stored online.

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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) strictly prohibits the interception of content and traffic data and limits access to stored communications (such as emails).

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That decision is the first to rule on this set of facts in the context of the now-ancient Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).

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Under the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), a file stored on a hard drive in your home has greater protection than information stored with a third-party.

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That lack of transparency is compounded by the fact that just who can be surveilled in a case is far from clear, thanks to ambiguities in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).

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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which was passed in 1986 and remains the main law governing access to electronic communication, requires police only to certify to a court that the information is relevant to an investigation.

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One key law, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), is 25 years-old and increasingly ineffective when it comes to protecting our core values that are enshrined in our foundation laws, like the 4th Amendment, from the onslaught of temptations flowing from technology now widely available.

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The GOP memo is dated September 17, 2010, shortly before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (which we legal privacy geeks lovingly refer to as ECPA).

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