Comment of Senator Leahy on a Proposed Change By The Administration to The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
July 29, 2010
July 29, 2010
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Patrick S. Leahy, D-Vt., issued the following comments:
"Given the technical advances of the last two decades and the need for a comprehensive, national cybersecurity strategy, it is clear that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act must be updated to reflect the realities of the Digital Age. But the administration's proposal to change ECPA to cover electronic communication transaction records raises serious privacy and civil liberties conc . . .
"Given the technical advances of the last two decades and the need for a comprehensive, national cybersecurity strategy, it is clear that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act must be updated to reflect the realities of the Digital Age. But the administration's proposal to change ECPA to cover electronic communication transaction records raises serious privacy and civil liberties conc . . .