United States of America: Protecting Household Privacy Bill adopts Illinois Senate

HB2553 'Protecting Household Privacy' was passed in the Illinois Senate. The bill holds that law enforcement may not obtain household electronic data (excluding personal computing devices and gateway devices like routers and modems) directly or from a third party unless it has obtained a warrant, the permission of the device's possessor, or there is an emergency. Further, law enforcement may not retain obtained data if there are no links to criminal charges, criminal activity, or an ongoing investigation.