Dustin Taylor, counsel in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Privacy + Cyber Practice Group, was quoted in the April 3, 2026 Bloomberg Law article, “Online Wiretap Claims to Get Fresh Eye in 1st Cir. Privacy Clash.”

Courts have divided over how to interpret the “purpose” element of the provision, according to Dustin L. Taylor, who is of counsel with Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.

In analyzing the exception, some courts limit liability to cases where the intent of the interception was to commit a crime or tort, but others focus on whether the act was criminal or tortious without regard to the intent of the intercepting party, said Taylor, who defends corporations in data-privacy litigation.

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