Texas has become the first state in the nation to require law enforcement to obtain a warrant to read people’s email, and privacy advocates are hoping the move will help quicken the passage of a similar proposal in Congress.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the privacy bill last week. The proposal was introduced in the Legislature by 29-year-old Republican Rep. Jonathan Stickland, a conservative with Tea Party backing. Liberals also supported the measure.
While the Lone Star state is the first, it is unlikely to be the last to pass such a law. The California Legislature is considering a bill barring warrantless email surveillance and snooping on messages and profile information stored on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
SOURCE: csoonline.com
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