electronic communication
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
"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;
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- 1996–present18 U.S.C. § 2510Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“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; or
(C) any communication from a tracking device (as defined in section 3117 of this title);
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- 1994–199618 U.S.C. § 2510Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
the terms “wire communication”, “electronic communication”, and “electronic communication service” have the meanings set forth for such terms in section 2510 of this title;
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- 1994–200118 U.S.C. § 3127Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions for chapter · as used in this chapter
the terms “wire communication”, “electronic communication”, “electronic communication service”, and “contents” have the meanings set forth for such terms in section 2510 of this title;
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- 2001–present18 U.S.C. § 3127Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions for chapter · as used in this chapter