Last week, we wrote about the bipartisan support for encouraging the reform of the Law on the Protection of Electronic Communications (ECPA), and progress towards a vote on updating legislation.
ECPA defines the rules when the police and the government can read our e-mail, look at our photos and access other content that is stored in the cloud. The law has become obsolete because it was adopted in 1986 -. Despite the incredible technological advances of recent decades
- ECPA needs to be updated in order to protect the rights of privacy online Americans
- reform must include a requirement for government agencies to obtain a warrant to access all online communications -. regardless of age
However, it was reported Wednesday that the SEC, representing the interests of civil organizations who would lose access to your private messages if ECPA has been updated, are strongly opposed reforms and are diverting the Congress vote.
is Golden Frog we are strongly in favor of the ECPA reform and we want to send a message to Congress that the law should go ahead.
So what can you do?
To participate in this call to action by emailing or tweeting your representative to call on them to support reform of the ECPA now!
eMail IT
The following is a sample email you can copy and send. Consult the e-mail address of your representative by entering your zip code in open Congress https://www.opencongress.org/people/zipcodelookup
Subject line: If please support the urgent reforms to ECPA
body:
Dear Congressman / Congress
as your constituent I care my private life and I believe that the protection needs electronic communications Act (ECPA) urgent reform. This obsolete legislation has left our communications open to unwarranted government intrusion
I ask you to support reforms to ECPA to require a warrant to access all online communications -. Regardless of their date - passing S. 356 (ECPA amendments to the Act) and HR 699 (e Protection Act).
I wish you reach the vast majority of Americans who support this reform and will push for the adoption on this issue as soon as possible.
Accept
[ YOUR NAME ]
[ YOUR ADDRESS – This is important so that the representative recognizes you as a constituent ]
Tweet it
Tweet directly to your representative. Watch their Twitter handle in the list of members: https://twitter.com/gov/lists/us-house/members[1945002~~number=plural]
"It is time for the reform of the ECPA! I ask (INSERT REP TWITTER HANDLE) to support reform of #ECPA and protect my privacy!"
Thanks make your voice heard on this important issue. You can learn more about ECPA here: All About ECPA
ECPA by the numbers: a 4th Digital infographic
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