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.
Washington DC; January 22nd, 2018 – The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) and eco: Association of the Internet Industry are announcing a new roundtable series, Transatlantic Dialogues, designed to frame the future of personal data protection on both sides of the Atlantic. i2Coalition and eco will be hosting three Transatlantic Dialogues that bring together high-level representatives […]
Access To Data, Cybersecurity, Digital Trade, Encryption, Intermediary Liability, Privacy, Server Side, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Monica Sanders, i2Coalition Policy Director and Christian Dawson review an eventful 2018 and look forward to 2019.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Intermediary Liability, Internet Governance, Internet Safety, Privacy, Server Side, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
“The president of France essentially said that self-regulation didn’t work and they would be imposing regulation to “fix the bad stuff on the Internet.” That kind of statement from a major power is deeply worrying.”
The i2Coalition has submitted comments to the FTC, on Docket ID: FTC-2018-0052 or “The Commission’s remedial authority to deter unfair and deceptive conduct in privacy and data security matters”.
The i2Coalition responded to a request for comments on International Internet policy.
Monica will coordinate i2Coalition work on the policy initiatives chosen for focus by the member-led i2Coalition Working Groups.