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In the United States of America, intercepting any digital data is paramount to wiretapping, which is illegal except when used in conjunction with a warrant or under the Patriot Act. Actively attempting to obtain passwords can be considered a felony, with hefty fines and jail time for convictions. However, just because you came in contact with a password does not mean it is illegal, as long as it was accidental, and that leaked knowledge was not used to breach any account that does not belong to you. Installing a keylogger is illegal, but your friend saying that 'pancakes' was his favorite password is not illegal unless that information is later used to access their account without permission.

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