A California state senator is proposing a law requiring government agencies to obtain warrants to gain access to e-mails or to search a cell phone. (Ars Technica, February 8, 2015, by Cyrus Farivar)
With exemptions for emergency law enforcement, police would have to obtain a warrant from a judge before searching text messages, e-mails and geolocation data from cell phones. Governor Jerry Brown vetoed similar bills in the past, but this bill has better footing in wake of favorable U.S. Supreme Court rulings and more support from Republicans and the general public. (Sacramento Bee, February 8, 2015, by Jeremy B. White)