Electronic
Communications
and Transactions
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" electronic communication'° means a transfer of signs, signals,
writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature
transmitted in whole or in part by radio, electromagnetic,
photo-electronic or photo-optical system, but does not
include—
(a) any wire or direct oral communication;
(b) any communication made through a tone-only paging
device;
(c) any communication from a tracking device; or
(d) electronic funds transfer information stored by a
financial institution in a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s system
used for the electronic storage and transfer of
funds;
" electronic communications system " means a radio, electro
magnetic, photo-optical or photo-electronic facility for the
t r a n s m i s s i o n o f e l e c t r o n i c c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , and any
c o m p u t e r facility or related electronic e q u i p m e n t , for
electronic storage of such communications;
" electronic c o m m u n i c a t i o n service " m e a n s any service
which provides the ability to send or receive electronic
communications to users;
" electronic storage " m e a n s —
(a) a temporary or intermediate storage of an electronic
c o m m u n i c a t i o n incidental to the electronic
transmission thereof; and
(b) a storage of any communication by an electronic
communication service for purposes of backup for
protection of such communication;
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electronic surveillance " m e a n s —
(a) the installation or use of an electronic, mechanical
or o t h e r s u r v e i l l a n c e d e v i c e f o r a c q u i r i n g
information, by intentionally directing surveillance
at a particular known person w h o is located within
Zambia under circumstances in which that person
has a reasonable expectation o f privacy; or
(b) the intentional acquisition o f the contents of any
c o m m u n i c a t i o n under circumstances in which a
person li.w a icasGiiubie expectation of privacy;
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