Installing Updates to ECPA
On Friday, March 6, Lawfare, the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy and the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law hosted a one-day convening marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. This page includes papers prepared for the event and edited by Stephanie Pell and Richard Salgado as well as a recording of the event.
Latest in Installing Updates to ECPA
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Lawfare Daily: The Privacy Law That's Supposed To Be Protecting Us Online Turns 40
Listen to Michael Dreeben's opening remarks from an event marking 40 years of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. -
Beyond Carpenter - A Legislative Framework for Mobile Location Privacy
A new chapter of federal law could bring clarity to the government’s acquisition of mobile location data. -
Installing a Content Patch in the Stored Communications Act
Replacing the SCA’s patchwork of carve-outs with a single warrant rule would better protect privacy and clarify the law. -
Data Proxies for the Stored Communications Act
Nondisclosure orders can prevent cloud users from defending their legal rights. A data proxy could act on their behalf. -
Harmonizing ECPA to Close Gaps and Increase Statutory Coherence
Modern communications and privacy law needs technology-neutral rules. -
Unpacking and Updating the CLOUD Act
Targeted fixes for a landmark cross-border data law that has been misread and underused. -
Limiting Reverse Searches in the Stored Communications Act
Should police be able to search millions of users’ data to find a suspect? Reverse searches show why the law needs limits. -
Installing Updates to ECPA: A Lawfare Convening at Georgetown Law


