Electronic communication

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Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act,[1] electronic communication means "any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photooptical system that affects interstate or foreign commerce, but does not include —

(A) any wire or oral communication;

(B) any communication made through a tone-only paging device;

(C) any communication from a tracking device (as defined in section 3117 of this title); or

(D) electronic funds transfer information stored by a financial institution in a communications system used for the electronic storage and transfer of funds."^[1]

Web
 browsing 
and
 other Internet 
communications 
are electronic
 communications 
protected 
by 
the 
Wiretap Act.



[edit] References

1. ↑ 18 U.S.C. §2501(12).