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Senate Committee OKs Electronic Privacy Measure

By Martin Kaste

November 30, 2012

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to make it a little harder for police to read people's old emails. It's something privacy groups and tech companies have wanted for years, but law enforcement groups are less pleased.

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