Washington, D.C. — TechNet, the national,
bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today applauded
the House of Representatives for passing the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387),
a critical legislative update to the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act
(ECPA).

“Today, the House took a major step forward in
bringing our nation’s electronic communications privacy laws into the 21st
century,”
said Linda Moore, president and CEO of TechNet. “These laws haven’t been updated since 1986,
and modernization is badly needed. TechNet
applauds the House for sending a clear message that the U.S. Constitution
applies to private digital information just as it applies to physical property. We urge the Senate to take up this
legislation as soon as possible.”

TechNet has been working with a broad coalition of civil society
organizations, companies, and trade associations to support reform of the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act
. On
January 30, this coalition wrote House Judiciary Committee
Chairman Bob Goodlatte (D-VA) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) to urge
passage of this critical legislation.

About TechNet
TechNet is the
national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives that
promotes the growth of the innovation economy by advocating a targeted policy
agenda at the federal and 50-state level. TechNet’s diverse membership includes dynamic
startups to the most iconic companies on the planet and represents more than
two million employees in the fields of information technology, e-commerce,
advanced energy, biotechnology, venture capital, and finance. TechNet has offices in Washington, D.C.,
Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Sacramento, Austin, Boston, Seattle, Albany, and
Tallahassee.