I was reading this article by Somini Sengupta in the New York Times about how outdated internet privacy laws are in this country and she stated that “Congress is now set to clarify those rules, bringing that quarter-century-old law, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or E.C.P.A., in line with the Internet age.” I found the outdated version of the statute very strange in that it allows the government to obtain emails that are over 6 months old or that have already been opened with just a subpoena. Only recent emails required a warrant. There have also been conflicting court rulings on what does and does not constitute “electronic storage” as well as what agencies have access to what content.The growth of cloud computing is said to be a major factor in the recent decisions to update the statute with Congress uploading sensitive information as well. Hopefully this bill will pass and create stricter privacy laws. The bill requiring the government to obtain a search warrant issued by a judge in order to read a person’s email and other online content has since gotten approval of the full Senate. Do you think the current laws will be able to catch up with the high-tech world we live in now?