Issues: 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, Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Privacy, US Policy
ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, State Of The Union
i2Coalition Statement on State of the Union Address
Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coaliton) Co-Founder and Board Chairman Christian Dawson released the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address.
Cybersecurity, Encryption, EU Policy, Privacy, US Policy
Stop Demonising Encryption and Privacy
Governments. The Internet. Freedom. Privacy. Security. When you put all of those terms together it’s usually because they’ve had yet another head-on collision.
Access To Data, Internet Governance, Internet Safety, Patent Reform, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
Capitol Hill, ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, ICANN, National Security Agency, NSA
Top 14 in ‘14: i2Coalition Celebrates Its 2014 Accomplishments
In the past 12 months, we’ve accomplished a great deal both on a domestic and global scale.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Privacy, US Policy
Southern District of New York, Stored Communications Act, US District Court
i2Coalition Signs on to Amicus Brief in Appeal of a Decision Forcing Microsoft to Turn Over Data in Ireland
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) signed on to an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York failed to properly analyze the extraterritorial application of the Stored Communications Act.
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
i2Coalition Statement on USA Freedom Act failing to proceed for debate on the Senate floor
Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coaliton) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson released the following statement on the USA Freedom Act failing to proceed for debate on the Senate floor: “After spending more than five hours debating on the Keystone XL Pipeline, the U.S. Senate spent less than 20 minutes debating the USA Freedom Act, an issue […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
National Security Agency, NSA
Support the USA Freedom Act Today!
i2Coalition members: We are down to the wire on USA FREEDOM Act. Please pass the message below – or something similar – through your social media outlets! Twitter The time to act is now! Senate expected to vote on USA FREEDOM Act TODAY. Contact your Senator through CEA’s form: http://p2a.co/hrnGJuH Facebook and longer form The time […]