Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
A)violators are subject to both criminal and civil penalties.
B)violators may be subject to civil,but not criminal,penalties.
C)only the unauthorized disclosure of email messages constitutes a violation.
D)only the unauthorized interception of email messages by the government or an ISP constitutes a violation.

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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 is a United States federal statute that prohibits the unauthorized interception, access, use, or disclosure of wire, oral, and electronic communications. Violators of the ECPA are subject to both criminal and civil penalties, making option A correct. This law covers a broad range of violations, not just unauthorized disclosure or interception by the government or an Internet Service Provider (ISP), making the other options incorrect.