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
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Media Venture Partners Joins i2Coalition
The following is a guest post from Media Venture Partners about joining the i2Coalition. Media Venture Partners (“MVP”) provides investment banking advisory services for companies of all sizes and stages – from bootstrapped entrepreneurs to established corporations in the Internet infrastructure, telecom, towers and media sectors. By immersing ourselves in our target industries, we can […]
Access To Data, Privacy, US Policy
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Data privacy isn’t political — it’s personal
The following is a guest post by Ben Young of member company Peer 1 Hosting and was published on Gigaom. In the post-Snowden world, the location and security of data is not just a political issue, it’s a personal issue. Customer concerns over data privacy are having a drastic and unprecedented impact on how internet […]
Access To Data, Cybersecurity, Privacy, US Policy
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Surveillance Costs: The NSA’s Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom, and Cybersecurity
As a new version of the USA FREEDOM Act surveillance reform bill is expected to be introduced in the Senate this week, the debate about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs still tends toward a simplistic focus on striking the right balance between national security and individual privacy. But a new 60-page report released today […]
Access To Data, Encryption, Internet Safety, Privacy, US Policy
Data Foundry and the i2Coalition Submitted Comments to the FCC to Fight for Open Access
The following is a post by i2Coalition founding member company Data Foundry and originally was posted on the company’s blog. Data Foundry is proud member of the i2Coalition whose mission is to support “those who build the nuts and bolts of the Internet”. We are proud to have played a key role, along with other […]
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i2Coalition Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Against Police Cell Phone Searches Without a Warrant
Washington, D.C. – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Public Policy Chair David Snead released the following statement today on the Supreme Court ruling that police may not search the cell phones of criminal suspects upon arrest without a warrant: “The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that police can’t search cell phones of criminal suspects […]
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ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
New Allies Join ECPA Reform Efforts
Reforming the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is one of our top policy priorities. The i2Coalition and allies in our industry and in Washington have worked for continuous change. Fortunately, we are now one step closer to needed reform. The Yoder-Polis Email Privacy Act, legislation currently in play to update the antiquated law, recently […]