Montana Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Treat Electronic Data as “Persons, Houses, Papers and Possessions”
HELENA, Mont. (Nov. 9, 2022) – Montana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that elevates the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.” Ballot measure C-48...
Rhode Island Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Put Limits on Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Hinder Federal Surveillance
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 9, 2022) – Last week, a Rhode Island Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most...
New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Limit Warrantless Communication Data Collection
CONCORD, N.H, (March 21, 2022) – Earlier this month, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would require police to get a warrant before obtaining customer information from communication companies in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only...