joining us is jared polis, a democrat from colorado. we want to ask him about. could you start by telling us what is the epa, the electronic privacy act? werelot of these laws written before the adamant -- the popularization of e-mail, --er kinds of medications, communications. for instance the irs ability to read e-mails specifically in the patriot act we have other provisions. there are several things that hit at once on the front. we have several bills. anyone that addresses different aspects of this. essentially, digital communication that includes skype which is replacing telephones, conventional e-mail is becoming commonplace. that is replacing telephone calls. aroundrent set of laws protecting privacy. even though they are essentially the same thing to the consumer. >> represented polis, as postal , are theye calls treated the same abide the law when it comes to privacy? >> postal mail is a different category. physical parcels have in fact the most severe penalties for temperate. continuum, telephonic conversations which typically require a warrant to list