II0-001 · Question #206
Placing a sniffer on a network without the owner's permission is a ECPA Title III violation
The correct answer is A. True. Placing a network sniffer without authorization violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Title III, which prohibits the interception of electronic communications without consent - and a sniffer is precisely an interception device. The law applies broadly to…
Question
Placing a sniffer on a network without the owner's permission is a ECPA Title III violation
Options
- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A81% (43)
- B19% (10)
Explanation
Placing a network sniffer without authorization violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Title III, which prohibits the interception of electronic communications without consent - and a sniffer is precisely an interception device. The law applies broadly to network traffic capture, regardless of whether the sniffer is hardware or software, making unauthorized deployment a federal crime. Option B is wrong because there is no legal carve-out that allows passive sniffing - the act of capture itself constitutes interception under the statute, not just active manipulation of data.
Memory tip: Think "ECPA = Eavesdropping Controlled, Permission Always." If you lack permission, any passive listening tool on a network crosses the Title III line.
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