United States of America: Illinois Protecting Household Privacy Bill enters into force with grace period

HB2553 'Protecting Household Privacy' was approved by the Governor and signed into law. It will come into force on 1 January 2022. 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.