Democrat pushes bill requiring police to obtain warrant for email snooping - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is pushing a bill that would require police to obtain a warrant before they seize emails, Facebook messages or other forms of digital communication.

The Senate Judiciary Committee, which Leahy leads as chairman, is scheduled to mark up the legislation this week.

Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986, police only need an administrative subpoena, issued without a judge's approval, to read emails more than 180 days old. Police simply swear an email is relevant to an investigation, and then obtain a subpoena to force an Internet company to turn it over.

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Democrat pushes bill requiring police to obtain warrant for email snooping - The Hill's Hillicon Valley