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Electronic Communications Privacy Act  

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  • The U.S. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 was created in order to address privacy issues surrounding the pervasiveness of computers and databases in the government and the workplace. Its major provisions include extending privacy protection to email, voice mail, and remote computing services. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; Electronic Communications Privacy Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H29DQ8VX-X

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