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Controversy looms over ECPA amendment in wake of Orlando terrorist attack

By Jim Merrifield on June 20, 2016 Posted in Data Privacy

After the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, early this month, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) has been discussed quite a bit. The ECPA, a law which took effect in 1986, limits the government’s access to electronic communications and other information. Due to the advancement in technology over the past 30 years, Congress finds itself … Continue Reading

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