In message <7055B446C24AD2118CC000805F156594022B6A2Cat_private>, "Crumrine, Gary L" writes: > >I think the current wiretap laws deal with the voice only environment, and >have not taken into consideration the new possibilities that voice/data >brings to the table. And I do not think current rules would apply. No. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, passed in 1986, was specifically designed to address data. See, for example, http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2511.html: Sec. 2511. Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter any person who - (a) intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication; The older wiretap law (vintage 1969) did not cover data; hence the amendments. Section 2510, part 12, defines "electronic communication" to include images, data, signals, or "intelligence of any nature". (Curiously enough, it excludes electronic funds transfer information.) --Steve Bellovin
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