From: "Sam Adler-Bell, DemandProgress.org" <info@demandprogress.org>
Date: Feb 27, 2014 1:29 PM
Subject: #GetAWarrant
To: "Daniel A. Stafford" <aquarianm@gmail.com>
Cc:
Daniel,
Okay. At this point, we basically know the NSA treats our privacy rights like a cheap doormat. But can you imagine if hundreds of other government agencies could read your email—without a warrant?
The bad news: they already can.
Thanks to a bill called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)—enacted in 1986 before most people had a computer or used email—agencies like the IRS, FBI, and DEA can access your stored emails and documents in the cloud without getting a warrant from a judge.
Click here to tell Congress to stop this absurd invasion of our privacy.
The good news: Congress is considering a bill—the Email Privacy Act—that would ensure all government agencies need to get a warrant to see our online communications. The bill, HR 1852 in the House, has already picked up 180 cosponsors from both parties. To pass, it needs 218 votes.
The momentum is clearly on our side. Five lawmakers have signed on as cosponsors in the past few days alone. We need to keep the pressure on.
Thank you,
Demand Progress Team
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