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Submitted: June 24, 2010 - 8:46pm
Originally published: June 24, 2010
Last updated: June 24, 2010 - 8:48pm
Originally published: June 24, 2010
Last updated: June 24, 2010 - 8:48pm
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Hill, The
Author:
Gautham Nagesh
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House Judiciary Committee, Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
The law that governs when the government can intercept digital communications is outdated and badly in need of an update, a panel of experts told lawmakers on June 24. At a hearing in front of the House Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties witnesses said Congress needs to update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which protects citizens' electronic communications while in transit. Witnesses said the existing law doesn't address location-based mobile services and other newer technologies.
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