Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statues Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping

Stevens, Gina ; Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Criminal justice;    Eavesdropping;    Electronic surveillance;    Right of privacy;    Wiretapping;   

RP-ID  :  98-326
RP-ID  :  98-326_2009Dec03

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping. It also appends citations to state law in the area and contains a bibliography of legal commentary as well as the text of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This report also includes a brief summary of the recently expired Protect America Act, P.L. 110-55 and of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008, P.L. 110-261 (H.R. 6304).