Now in Effect: Two Montana Laws Take on Warrantless Electronic Data Collection
HELENA, Mont. (Oct 5, 2017) – On Sunday, two Montana laws went into effectΒ that work together to ban warrantless collection of cell phone data in most situations. These lawsΒ not only increase privacy protections in the state, they also hinder one practical...
Massachusetts Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban Warrantless Stingray Spying
BOSTON, Mass. (June 9, 2017) β Earlier this week, a Massachusetts committee held a hearing on a bill that would generally prohibit the warrantless use of stingray devices and the collection of electronic data stored by service providers. Final passage of the bill...
Michigan House Unanimously Passes Measure to Protect Electronic Data and Communications
LANSING, Mich. (May 17, 2017) β Today, the Michigan House unanimously passed a proposal to put “electronic data and communications” on the same level as “persons, houses, papers, and possessions” in the state constitution. House Joint...