State lawmakers have been busy worrying about online privacy this week.
On Tuesday, the Texas legislature sent a bill to Governor Rick Perry that would require investigators to get warrants if they want to read people’s e-mails. That law goes further than the 1986 law that guides such activity at the federal level. Then, on Wednesday, Maine’s House of Representatives passed a bill requiring warrants for those seeking location information about cell phone users. The bill now goes back to the state’s Senate, which has already passed it, for enactment.
