California law now requires warrants for most electronic surveillance

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I apologize that this is not directly drug related, so feel free to delete. But it is significant and hopefully leads to more states following suit.

California has officially passed a law requiring police to get a warrant before collecting citizens' emails, IP addresses, or other electronic information. The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act, signed by Governor Jerry Brown yesterday, has been lauded by organizations like the EFF and ACLU, with the latter calling it "a landmark win for digital privacy and all Californians." It raises the bar for just about any kind of digital surveillance, whether that involves police requesting user information from a company or collecting it themselves.

more:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/9/9486505/california-calecpa-electronic-surveillance-warrant-law
 
"Enhanced" systems of surveillance and beefed up powers for law enforcement are ostensibly about "fighting terrorism" but they have a sneaky habit of being used overwhelmingly to prosecute drug cases, so I'd say this is definitely relevant to drugs, and good news for sure.

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^^^that is an alarming graph. I am so glad this passed. It would never fly in Florida as this state is run by a total self serving douchebag.
 
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