In response to media stories about the brokering of telephone records, the General Assembly has enacted a law that significantly restricts the procurement or sale of telephone records without the customer’s consent. This privacy legislation originally contained a broad exemption for law enforcement agencies, but an amendment proposed by the ACLU to generally bar police access without a court order or warrant was approved.
Telephone Records
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2006
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