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05-16-2014, 12:26 PM
Missouri voters will decide on adding electronic data to state constitutional privacy protections
The Missouri Legislature sent a measure to add “electronic data and communications” to the list of personal property protected from unwarranted seizure to voters.
The constitutional amendment would protect email, cell phone data and other electronic information. Currently, the Missouri Constitution states that “people shall be secure in their persons, papers, homes and effects” from search or seizure without a warrant or probable cause.
Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, said this would be broadly supported by the people of Missouri.
“This is another layer on top of the things we have already protected,” Curtman said. “It makes perfect sense that if our hard copy data is protected from unwarranted searches and seizures then our electronic data should be as well.”
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More:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/missouri-voters-will-decide-on-adding-electronic-data-to-state/article_f30a9309-dfbf-57ef-8609-986f7ba69b29.html
The amendment would add the bolded words to the state's Constitution:
Section 15. That the people shall be secure in their persons, papers, homes, effects, and electronic communications and data, from unreasonable searches and seizures; and no warrant to search any place, or seize any person or thing, or access electronic data or communication, shall issue without describing the place to be searched, or the person or thing to be seized, or the data or communication to be accessed, as nearly as may be; nor without probable cause, supported by written oath or affirmation.
Rand Paul has been taking notice:
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The Missouri Legislature sent a measure to add “electronic data and communications” to the list of personal property protected from unwarranted seizure to voters.
The constitutional amendment would protect email, cell phone data and other electronic information. Currently, the Missouri Constitution states that “people shall be secure in their persons, papers, homes and effects” from search or seizure without a warrant or probable cause.
Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, said this would be broadly supported by the people of Missouri.
“This is another layer on top of the things we have already protected,” Curtman said. “It makes perfect sense that if our hard copy data is protected from unwarranted searches and seizures then our electronic data should be as well.”
...
More:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/missouri-voters-will-decide-on-adding-electronic-data-to-state/article_f30a9309-dfbf-57ef-8609-986f7ba69b29.html
The amendment would add the bolded words to the state's Constitution:
Section 15. That the people shall be secure in their persons, papers, homes, effects, and electronic communications and data, from unreasonable searches and seizures; and no warrant to search any place, or seize any person or thing, or access electronic data or communication, shall issue without describing the place to be searched, or the person or thing to be seized, or the data or communication to be accessed, as nearly as may be; nor without probable cause, supported by written oath or affirmation.
Rand Paul has been taking notice:
438449740158472192