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Perspective

Apr. 10, 2010

Electronic Privacy Law Needs a Facelift

Tamar Gubins of the ACLU says the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, enacted in 1986, has never been revised to accomodate the digital world we live in today.

By Tamar Gubins

When you consider e-mail communication, mobile phone use, and online activities, how much of your life did you live digitally in the 1980s? And how much today? As daily activities become more digital, from communicating with clients and friends online to using GPS-enabled phones, obsolete electronic privacy law increasingly exposes personal information.

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is the federal law tha...

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