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Rhode Island Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Stingray Surveillance

Titled the “Electronic Information and Data Privacy Act,” the legislation would prohibit law enforcement agencies from obtaining “the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device; or electronic information or data transmitted by the owner of the electronic information or data to a remote computing service provider” without a warrant based on probable cause.

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Rhode Island Bill Would Limit Warrantless Stingray Spying, Hinder Federal Surveillance

The legislation would help block the use of cell-site simulators, commonly known as “stingrays.” These devices essentially spoof cell phone towers, tricking any device within range into connecting to the stingray instead of the tower, allowing law enforcement to sweep up communications content, as well as locate and track the person in possession of a specific phone or other electronic device.

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Rhode Island Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Stingray Surveillance

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 8, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Rhode Island House would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Rhode Island; it […]

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North Dakota Senate Committee Passes Measure to Put Electronic Communications and Data Privacy Amendment on the Ballot

A North Dakota Senate committee passed a resolution that would put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to elevate the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.”

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North Dakota Measure Would Put Electronic Communications and Data Privacy Amendment on the Ballot

A resolution filed in the North Dakota Senate would put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to elevate the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.”

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Oklahoma Bill Would Put Electronic Communications and Data Privacy Amendment on the Ballot

A resolution prefiled in the Oklahoma Senate would put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to elevate the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.”

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Oklahoma Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection; Hinder Federal Surveillance

A bill prefiled in the Oklahoma Senate would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Sooner State, but it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state.

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Montana Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Treat Electronic Data as “Persons, Houses, Papers and Possessions”

Montana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that elevates the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.”

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Signed as Law: Illinois Prohibits Warrantless Data Collection from Household Electronic Devices

Titled the Protecting Household Privacy Act, the new law prohibits government agencies from obtaining household electronic data or directing the acquisition of household electronic data from a private third party. Law enforcement can only access household electronic data with a warrant, with a few exceptions.

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