Editorial Highlights Importance of Digital Data Privacy Bill
A Sacramento Bee editorial argues that SB 178, which would require law enforcement agencies to get warrants before searching an individual's mobile device for evidence of a crime, "would restore what should be a reasonable expectation of privacy -- the same level we've long had for snail mail and landline phone calls." The editorial notes that the rise in cyberattacks, including those targeting the health care industry, has caused some consumers to worry about the security of their data online.
- "Time To Step Up Privacy of Personal Digital Data" (Sacramento Bee, 8/20).