The Hill: Congress must restore 4th Amendment protections for email privacy

The Hill: Congress must restore 4th Amendment protections for email privacy by Brian McNicoll:

Additionally, unfettered access to private emails does not seem to comport with the Fourth Amendment protections against search and seizure without a duly sworn warrant.

Congress is attempting to fix the problem by restoring the Fourth Amendment. The Email Privacy Act, just re-introduced in the new Congress by Reps. Kevin Yoder (R-Kansas) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) would force the government to obtain an individualized warrant before searching anyone’s email.

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