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According to the bill, the purpose is to, "To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy protections for electronic communications information th
by innocentoldguy 10y ago
According to the bill, the purpose is to, "To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy interests while meeting law enforcement needs, and for other purposes."
Most of the changes appear to be related to how government and law enforcement access email data.
- codazoda 10y ago"and for other purposes", loved that part.
- jadell 10y agoSpend even a small amount of time on congress.gov/bill, and you notice every bill has this tacked on. It's to leave wiggle room for the inevitable backroom dealing and amendments that it takes to get legislation passed nowadays. Don't like it? Call your Congress people and voice your support for: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/25/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-res... and https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/395/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/395/... Note the irony here in the bill text
- ori_b 10y agoI wonder if that's irony or humor.
- tomohawk 10y agoAll they (congress) would have to do is vote to 'deem' that only one subject was in the law. Just like they voted to 'deem' that Obamacare originated in the House, when it actually originated in the Senate. They did this to get around the Constitutional requirement that all spending bills originate in the House.
- gizmo686 10y agoWould it be up to Congress? I am not a lawyer, but my reading of the bill is that it would give courts the authority to void any act that they deem non-compliant.