Reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
“Is Privacy a Thing of the Past? How Technology has Outpaced the Law on Government Access to Electronic Communications” was a presentation by the Constitution Project at the Google office in Washington, D.C.
Privacy specialists considered the growth of communications tools like e-mail and the use of global positioning systems (GPS), as well as the… read more
Privacy specialists considered the growth of communications tools like e-mail and the use of global positioning systems (GPS), as well as the government’s ability to monitor personal information. Panelists focused on efforts to reform the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the law that regulated government access to electronic communications, to more clearly protect digital privacy rights. They responded to questions from the audience.
“Is Privacy a Thing of the Past? How Technology has Outpaced the Law on Government Access to Electronic Communications” was a presentation by the Constitution Project at the Google office in Washington, D.C. close
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Gregory T. Nojeim Senior Counsel and Director Center for Democracy and Technology->Project on Freedom, Security and Technology
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Jason M. Weinstein Deputy Assistant Attorney General (Former) Department of Justice->Criminal Division
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