ECPA: Online Privacy Stuck in the '80s
Oct 17, 2011
By Rekha ArulananthamACLU National OfficeWhat were you doing in 1986? Maybe you were wearing acid wash jeans, crimping your hair, or watching Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell in 1986's Stand By Me. In 1986, Congress was enacting the law that protects the privacy of online communications, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).Now, think for a second abo...
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