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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1986 to extend restrictions on government wire taps to include computer and network-based communications (rather than just telephone calls). The ECPA complements the CFAA by prohibiting eavesdropping, interception, and unauthorized monitoring of all electronic communications (including those sent over computer networks).

The ECPA does, however, make certain exceptions that allow communications providers (like an ISP) to monitor their networks for legitimate business reasons if they first notify their users of the monitoring. This sets up a legal basis for network monitoring, which has been criticized over the years. The USA PATRIOT Act (discussed in a later section) made several extensive amendments to the ECPA in 2001.