Lawmakers tackle email privacy

The Email Privacy Act, proposed by Reps. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., Tom Graves, R-Ga., and Jared Polis, D-Colo., updates the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which allows authorities to obtain emails without a warrant if they have been stored electronically for more than 180 days, The Hill reported Sunday.

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