Table of Contents
A Maze of Twisty Little Statutes, All Alike: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)
The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
Why You Might Care About ECPA
Why ECPA Matters to Law Enforcement
Substantive Provisions of ECPA
ECPA & The Courts: A Love Affair
The Matrix
Real-Time Acquisition of Communications (Interception)
Relevance to Computer Networks
Exceptions to the General Prohibition
Consent of a Party
System Operator Privileges
Court-Authorized Monitoring
Types of Wiretap Orders You May Encounter
The Matrix
Real-Time Transactional Records
The Matrix
Stored Communications and Historical Records
Dichotomies ‘R’ Us
Penalties for Stored Records & Communications Violations
Subscriber Content and the System Provider
Public Providers and Permissive Disclosure
Government Access to Stored Communications Content
Government Access to Stored Communications Content
The Matrix
Permissive Disclosure and Non-Content Subscriber Information
The Two Categories of Non-Content Information
Basic Subscriber Information
Transactional Records
Section 2703(d) Court Orders
The Matrix
Summary: Legal Process & ECPA
ECPA In Practice: A Scenario
Preclusion of Notice
§ 2703(f) Requests to Preserve
Summary
Where To Get More Information
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