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Technology companies and privacy groups in the Usa have called for a review of Internet privacy laws because they say the government has too much admission to private data online.
Google, eBay, Microsoft, Intel, AT & T, among others, launched the coalition of the Due Process Digital (Digital Due Process) that seeks to update the Privacy Act 1986, passed before the explosion of Internet use.
The coalition claims for court orders issued before the e-mails and text messages are delivered to the competent authorities.
The idea is to protect more information and data stored online tracking of mobile phones, said Maggie Shiels, Technology reporter.
A law of another epoch
The alliance looks for to rewrite the Privacy Act Electronic Communications (ECPA, for its acronym in English), 1986 - which establishes what type of digital private info the government can access and how you can get.
"Not surprisingly, a law written in 1986 has not provided protection to the privacy you need 25 years later," said Richard Salgado, senior counsel for Google for information security.
The alliance, which includes more than 30 fellow members from the world of industry, privacy and the academy, noted that the ECPA is a "confusing patchwork of rules that have been seen in contradictory ways by the courts."
For example, the agencies of law enforcement can access detailed info from emails, instant messages and other info stored online through simple citations, not guaranteed by a court order.
The alliance recommends the establishment of an order before the internet providers deliver the info online, as is required for a physical search of a suspect's computer.
Need to similar security before the cell phone companies to deliver tracking information of their customers.
It as well seeks to determine that the courts any real-time information such as text and instant messaging-is relevant to an investigation.
"The law has cleared that the same rule implements to emails and documents stored with a service provider, while at the same time flexible sufficient to meet the needs of law enforcement," said Jim Dempsey, the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Dialogue
Alliance members said they already had speaks with the White House, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, for its acronym in English) and the Departments of Justice and Commerce.
They recognized that it was potential that the authorities charged with enforcing the law to resist any change and that certainly would be a long debate before the Congress to act.
"We're not waiting to be enacted this year, but it's time to start the dialogue," said Dempsey.


Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he planned to hold audiences on "much-needed upgrades" to the law of privacy.



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