Electronic Communications Privacy Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Electronic_Communications_Privacy_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ECPA
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Omnibus_Crime_Control_and_Safe_Streets_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:appliesTo electronic communications
oral communications
wire communications
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:hasBeenAmended Yes
gptkbp:hasSection gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_2510_et_seq.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electronic Communications Privacy Act
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Pen_Register_Act
gptkb:Stored_Communications_Act
gptkb:Wiretap_Act
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:prohibits government surveillance
private interception of communications
gptkbp:provides criminal penalties for violations
civil remedies for violations
gptkbp:purpose protect electronic communications from unauthorized interception and access
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:PATRIOT_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:subject judicial interpretation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_107-56
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6