The new global law protects digital privacy, including location data, content, e-mail, metadata and even search appliance. It requires a warrant to search for digital documents or other device data, and is described as a "landmark" bill in digital privacy.
Specifically, the Act on the protection of electrical communications California (CalECPA) "bars any state law enforcement agency or other entity investigative convincing business to run on the metadata or digital communications - including emails, texts, documents stored in the cloud - without a warrant it also requires a warrant to track the location of electronic devices such as mobile phones, or pick them " Source. :. Wired
The ACLU praised the law, and is touted by many as the best piece of legislation on the US privacy in existence. This bill represents a positive step in online privacy and sets a precedent for digital laws of privacy in the future. As stated in Wired by one of the senators who drafted the bill: "For too long, the laws on digital privacy California have been stuck in the age of darkness, leaving our personal emails, text messages, photos and smartphones increasingly vulnerable to warrantless searches, "said Senator Mark Leno in a statement." Those days are gone. "
We hope that this law will be a model for other states, and similar legislation in online privacy will follow. the California law is compatible with most of the issues that we strongly support and advocate for here Golden Frog, and we are very encouraged the passing of the law.
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