Number: 98-327 Title: Privacy: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping Authors: Gina Stevens and Charles Doyle, American Law Division Abstract: It is a federal crime to intentionally wiretap or electronically eavesdrop on the conversation of another without a court order or the consent of one of the parties to the conversation. Moreover, in eleven states, it is a state crime for anyone other than the police to intentionally wiretap and/or electronically eavesdrop on the conversation of another without the consent of all of the parties to the conversation. Pages: 6 Date: September 2, 2008