Leahy Bill HR-2471 Allows Government Unlimited Online Access to Emails, Postings http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/HR-2471-leahy-government-emails/2012/11/20/id/464911
"Among the agencies granted these powers under Leahy’s
proposed law are the Federal Reserve, Securities and
Exchange Commission, Federal Communications
Commission, Federal Trade Commission, the Postal
Regulatory Commission, the National Labor Relations
Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Mine
Enforcement Safety, and the Health Review Commission.
In some cases, the bill would allow for certain government
agencies such as Homeland Security and the FBI to have
greater powers, granting them full access to Internet
accounts without first procuring a warrant from a judge.
Pitching the same bill last year prior to its rewrite, Leahy
described it as legislation that “provides enhanced privacy
protections for American consumers by . . . requiring that
the government obtain a search warrant.” ....
"Among the agencies granted these powers under Leahy’s
proposed law are the Federal Reserve, Securities and
Exchange Commission, Federal Communications
Commission, Federal Trade Commission, the Postal
Regulatory Commission, the National Labor Relations
Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Mine
Enforcement Safety, and the Health Review Commission.
In some cases, the bill would allow for certain government
agencies such as Homeland Security and the FBI to have
greater powers, granting them full access to Internet
accounts without first procuring a warrant from a judge.
Pitching the same bill last year prior to its rewrite, Leahy
described it as legislation that “provides enhanced privacy
protections for American consumers by . . . requiring that
the government obtain a search warrant.” ....
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