Seems to be looking so in at least one court:
"“The short answer is yes,” he said. “The definition that we focus on is the definition of wire communication… the definition refers to transmissions between points of origin and points of reception.”
That language, Vallely said, describes “exactly what the internet is.”
Vallely said the broad interpretation of the Wiretap Act was exactly what legislators had in mind when passing the law, even though it doesn't explicitly mentioning web activity.
“Back in 1968, the legislature didn’t specifically anticipate the internet as a technology,” Vallely said. “But what it made very clear… is that it understood that new technologies would continue to be developed over the years that pose threats to the privacy of citizens of the commonwealth.”"
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"“The short answer is yes,” he said. “The definition that we focus on is the definition of wire communication… the definition refers to transmissions between points of origin and points of reception.”
That language, Vallely said, describes “exactly what the internet is.”
Vallely said the broad interpretation of the Wiretap Act was exactly what legislators had in mind when passing the law, even though it doesn't explicitly mentioning web activity.
“Back in 1968, the legislature didn’t specifically anticipate the internet as a technology,” Vallely said. “But what it made very clear… is that it understood that new technologies would continue to be developed over the years that pose threats to the privacy of citizens of the commonwealth.”"
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