The Email Privacy Act would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before compelling third-party service providers to surrender their customers’ email and text content. The bill would establish for the first time a requirement that police obtain a. warrant to retrieve stored communication content for criminal investigations. The House of Representatives will take up the bill in the last week of April, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tells The Hill. “It’s a huge step forward to bring the same protections we enjoy in our homes to our digital lives,” says a civil liberties advocacy group.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/house-panel-oks-email-privacy-act-a-9043