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So this passed unanimously in the House, and is supported by more than 25% of Senators. But it might not pass the senate because Grassley doesn't want to discu
by cvwright 10y ago
So this passed unanimously in the House, and is supported by more than 25% of Senators.
But it might not pass the senate because Grassley doesn't want to discuss it "during an election year"? WTF?!? Where's the controversy? This sounds more like an opportunity for a big bi-partisan win that everyone in both parties could brag about.
- lsiebert 10y agoAccording to https://morningconsult.com/2016/04/email-privacy-act-faces-senate-hurdles/ https://morningconsult.com/2016/04/email-privacy-act-faces-s... Grassley wants to give civil agencies like the FTC and SEC an exemption.
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- cmdrfred 10y agoAhh, that must be the real reason this was passed. Somebody doesn't like the SEC looking at their email.
- cvwright 10y agoLeave it to HN to find the cloud in every silver lining. :) That said, perhaps you have a point...
- deadowl 10y agoWith the ACLU and EFF backing, I'm not finding any significant negatives. On the other hand, this bill is so overdue that it leaves me wondering.
- meddlepal 10y agoIt's pathetic but I wouldn't put it past our elected officials to do this.
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- marcoperaza 10y agoAnd why shouldn't the SEC need a warrant just like the FBI does?
- cmdrfred 10y agoBecause the SEC regulates publicly traded companies. If you wish to keep your email private simply don't go public.
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago> the SEC regulates publicly traded companies Nope. The SEC regulates all securities issued by American companies or to American investors. Tesla and SpaceX are both SEC regulated.
- Retric 10y agoIMO, there is not much difference in regulating public stock and public debt. If SpaceX wants to borrow from bank of America fine, but if they want to issue trade-able bonds and borrow from John Q Public that's a separate thing. PS: Arguably this is the same reason banks are regulated.
- Analemma_ 10y agoHave you seen the Senate recently? Grassley is a Republican, and the current MO of the Republican Senate is to do absolutely nothing, no matter how uncontroversial, until the Evil Tyrant Obama is finally defeated.
- cvwright 10y agoSigh.. I was kind of hoping we were past all that. Notice that, in the House, more Republicans than Democrats voted for this.
- themartorana 10y agoPast it? How's Garland's SCOTUS confirmation going?
- loeg 10y agoIt was unanimous—the absolute number of R and D votes just reflects the political demographics of the House.
- studentrob 10y agoObama, Sanders and Clinton didn't want to discuss encryption around election year either. They knew their constituents are divided on it and that might give Republicans a stronger position. I believe that's why Congress wouldn't give the FBI a law to mandate that companies decrypt data. And, it sort of explains why Sanders and Clinton both said they sought "middle ground" regarding encryption and then never spoke about it again If you've already made up your mind to do something that pisses off a lot of your constituents or your party's constituents, you should avoid discussing it during an election year. It's too bad, since more debate would've been more educational for everyone, but it is what it is. Politicians can choose what they want to talk about just like we can.
- rhizome 10y agothat's why Congress wouldn't give the FBI a law to mandate that companies decrypt data When? Feinstein-Burr is still in play. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/277467-encryption-showdown-burr-feinstein-vs-mccaul-warner http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/277467-enc...
- studentrob 10y agoIts release was delayed. It was meant to come out last year. It didn't get released until after the Democratic debates, and even now it's only in draft form.
- rhizome 10y agoI still wouldn't say, "wouldn't give."
- studentrob 10y agoCool. I'm not you. "Wouldn't give" and "did not pass last year" are equivalent to me. Everyone understands Congress must vote on ideas periodically and what I wrote is shorthand for that.