The E-Mail Privacy Act
A bipartisan bill introduced by two Republicans and two Democrats would establish e-mail privacy rules that would place restrictions on the accessing or storage of private e-mail messages by third parties. It would go a long way in establishing e-mail privacy protections that are similar to some of the restrictions on third party access to residential and commercial mail deliveries. The bill was reported as an attempt to address the federal court decision in the Councilman case, which found that e-mail was not protected under the Wiretap Act.
Congressmen Table Email Privacy Bill, The WHIR's Web Host News, July 28, 2004
