Michigan Voters May OK E-Data Privacy Constitutional Amendment

Michigan voters appeared to approve a proposed constitutional amendment to require search warrants to access electronic data and communications. The proposal would apply the same conditions required for the government to get a warrant to search a house or seize a person’s belongings. With 72 of 83 counties reporting, about 88.8% voted yes. In California, another privacy ballot initiative was on the way to OK (see 2011040033).