No Warrant, No Problem: Bill Would Open Internet Usage To Police Inspection
Montgomery County's Madeleine Dean was the sole member of the Pa. House Judiciary Committee to vote against the bill, which is intended to facilitate investigations into child sexual exploitation.
The Pennsylvania State House this week is expected to pass a bill that will make it easier for police to obtain records of residents' Internet and phone activity. House Bill 90 would allow law enforcement entities operating under the auspices of an investigation into child sexual exploitation to issue an administrative subpoena to an Internet or cellular telephone provider for a customer's records without the need for a judge to approve a search warrant. The approval for the administrative subpoena would instead would come from either the state Attorney General's office or from a district attorney's office. The bill's supporters in the law enforcement community argue that the bill will enable them to move more swiftly against persons …
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