public radio transmissions, it preserves your right to listen in on pubic computerized transmissions. It allows the "provider of electronic communication service"to keep records of who called and when, to protect themselves from the fraudulent, unlawful or abusive use of such service. This law has stated that is illegal to intentionally intercept a phone conversation on a cellular phone and also to disclose any of the information obtained illegally. The law forbids the manufacturers of radio scanners from creating or marketing any type of radio that will interfere or invade the same frequencies that are used for cellular phones. Title I is very self explanatory, it deals with the more obvious privacy laws.Title II–Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access, is more complex than the above title. This section has caused the biggest concern among bulletin board system operators and users. For those who do not understand what a bulletin board is, it is places on the Internet where messages, or pretty much anything can be posted. Unfortunately, while a lot of well-intentioned people know that a law had been passed, most of them started discussing it without talking the trouble to read it first. As a result, there has been a lot of misinformation about what it says, and a lot of reaction and overreaction that was unnecessary. The first thing that is needed to realize is that Title II of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act adds a new chapter to Title 18 of the United States Code (USC). It covers in general virtually everything the federal government does to protect the privacy of electronic communications. In gives departments and agencies the authority to pass rules and regulations that have the force of law. Title 18 deals with Crimes and Criminal Procedure. That's where PL 99-508 talks about electronic communications. It makes certain acts federal crimes. Under the Act, it is now a ...
