Advertisement Continue reading the main storyCalifornia and Connecticut, for instance, recently updated laws that restrict government access to online communications like email, and New Mexico could follow soon. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOnline privacy is the rare issue that draws together legislators from the left and the far right. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut federal blockage can create local opportunities. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I think I created 30 jobs when I filed this bill,” said Michael Hastings, a Democratic state senator who sponsored the measure. Firm lawyers have also helped found a new nonprofit group, the Digital Privacy Alliance, as an advocate for privacy legislation in Illinois and elsewhere.

Source: New York Times March 26, 2017 23:26 UTC