I am not a lawyer so what follows is not legal advice. One data point is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2701.html which distinguishes between *authorized* access and the unauthorized variety. The title of the section refers to "stored" communications, so perhaps it is not relevant. Greg Stark securityguides llc gregat_private www.securityguides.com (410) 381-9410 (Work) (410) 987-7042 (Home) > -----Original Message----- > From: Crumrine, Gary L [mailto:CrumrineGLat_private] > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 5:51 AM > To: firewall-wizardsat_private > Subject: Legal question > > > After wearing out my fingers during a heated conversation with another > colleague over legalities of certain actions, a question came up in my mind > concerning sniffers and their usage. > > If a sniffer was placed on the outside of a given network, and was > configured to sniff packets coming from that network only, does this > constitute an illegal wire tap? And do the same rules apply to data as they > do voice? In some cases it transits the same copper wire... ouch I am > getting a headache.. > >
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