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Jim Sensenbrenner: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, or ECPA, is complicated, outdated, and largely unconstitutional.

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, or ECPA, is complicated, outdated, and largely unconstitutional.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner criticizes the outdated nature of the ECPA and its implications for privacy.

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