A Step Toward E-Mail Privacy.

INTERNET; RIGHT of privacy; SOCIAL networks; LAW enforcement; MOBILE communication systems; INFORMATION technology; INTERNET service providers; DIGITAL communications; ELECTRONIC records; LEAHY, Patrick J., 1940-

The author reflects on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee reaction to electronic communication privacy. The author states that the 1986 law governs e-mail access which requires law enforcement agents to get search warrant from a judge to obtain electronic-mail (e-mail) content from a communications service provider that holds private electronic records. The author mentions that law enforcement can do its job or change exceptions in existing law for acting without a warrant in emergencies.