Issues:Â Privacy
Access to customer information from Internet infrastructure providers should follow due process of law.
In some instances, law enforcement agencies have a legitimate need to access personal online data—but government access to data must be preceded by due process procedures set out in the 4th Amendment in regards to search and seizure.
United States law is clear on the privacy of phone calls and other non-digital communications: government officials and agencies need a search warrant based on probable cause to gain access. However, such protections don’t extend to email.
A warrant is needed for messages located on the computer of a sender or receiver, but messages older than 180 days can be obtained from the servers of Internet infrastructure providers and other third parties with only a subpoena or court order. A court order can be based on a standard lower than probable cause, and many agencies can issue themselves a subpoena without an outside judge.
Recent Updates On Privacy
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Privacy, US Policy
Data Center World, National Security Agency, NSA
Surveillance, Privacy and the New Congress Further Reading List
Surveillance, Privacy and the New Congress: A further reading list.
Access To Data, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA, WHD, WHD.global, World Hosting Days
Banning Encryption Article Roundup: UPDATE
We’ve collected a series of articles to help navigate the debate around encryption on the Internet that has ebbed and flowed for nearly twenty years.
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, New America, NSA, Open Technology Institute, PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act
i2Coalition and Broad Coalition Calls on Leaders to Reform the USA PATRIOT Act
The i2Coalition is proud to join with New America’s Open Technology Institute and a broad coalition of more than 40 organizations and companies in calling on our leaders in Washington to reform the USA PATRIOT Act.
Access To Data, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Privacy, US Policy
Charlie Hebdo, Open University, Open X-Change, UK, United Kingdom, US
Why David Cameron’s Encryption Ban Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The wholesale ban on encryption will be an initiative that most other countries won’t be keen on trying to implement.
Access To Data, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Panel Details for SXSWi Announced
SXSW Interactive is less than a month away and the i2Coalition is excited to be part of the action!
Access To Data, Intermediary Liability, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
i2Coalition Supports an End to Federal Criminal Publishing Liability
The i2Coalition is proud to join with the Center for Democracy and Technology and many others in a joint statement to Congressional leaders expressing our concerns about the potential federal criminal liability for entities that host user-generated content.