Changes to privacy law would cover the cloud[ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:36:55 GMT ]A generation ago, when the Electronic Privacy Communication Act was passed, "the cloud," a term for massive server storage of private emails, documents and photos, didn't exist. Now some lawmakers are looking to amend the 1986 law so that information stored in the cloud would require a warrant by the police who want that information from either the cloud storage provider or the individual.