Nowadays, just about anyone with a modem and time to spare can discover personal details of other people’s lives. Information ranging from medical histories, to bank statements, to books purchased is stored online and is accessible to hackers.

But while the technology speeds ahead, lawmakers have barely begun to wrestle with the attendant privacy issues, such as whether protections against search and seizure apply in cyberspace.

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