What is Californias wiretapping law, and why does Gmail implicate it?
The California wiretapping law, CA Penal Code § 631, provides criminal penalties for “[a]ny person who… intentionally taps, or makes any unauthorized connection… with any telegraph or telephone wire, line, cable, or instrument… or who willfully and without the consent of all parties to the communication, or in any unauthorized manner, reads, or attempts to read, or to learn the contents or meaning of any message, report, or communication while the same is in transit or passing over any wire, line, or cable, or is being sent from, or received at any place within this state; or who uses, or attempts to use, in any manner, or for any purpose, or to communicate in any way, any information so obtained…” As interpreted by the California courts, § 631 criminalizes “three distinct and mutually independent patterns of conduct”: (1) intentional wiretapping, (2) willfully and without the consent of all parties reading/attempting to read or learn the contents or meaning of any communication while
The California wiretapping law, CA Penal Code § 631, provides criminal penalties for “[a]ny person who intentionally taps, or makes any unauthorized connection with any telegraph or telephone wire, line, cable, or instrument or who willfully and without the consent of all parties to the communication, or in any unauthorized manner, reads, or attempts to read, or to learn the contents or meaning of any message, report, or communication while the same is in transit or passing over any wire, line, or cable, or is being sent from, or received at any place within this state; or who uses, or attempts to use, in any manner, or for any purpose, or to communicate in any way, any information so obtained ” As interpreted by the California courts, § 631 criminalizes “three distinct and mutually independent patterns of conduct”: (1) intentional wiretapping, (2) willfully and without the consent of all parties reading/attempting to read or learn the contents or meaning of any communication while it