Question

Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act:

a. violators are subject to both criminal and civil penalties.
b. violators may be subject to civil, but not criminal, penalties.
c. only the unauthorized disclosure of e-mail messages constitutes a violation.
d. only the unauthorized interception of e-mail messages by the government or an ISP constitutes a violation.

Answer 1

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act prohibits unauthorized use, access, and disclosure of electronic communications, with violators subject to civil penalties. It does not specify that only the unauthorized disclosure or interception of email messages constitutes a violation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, violators may be subject to civil, but not criminal, penalties. The act does not specify that only the unauthorized disclosure of e-mail messages constitutes a violation or that only the unauthorized interception of e-mail messages by the government or an ISP constitutes a violation. Instead, it provides broad protections for electronic communications and regulates the use, access, and disclosure of such communications.