Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.262
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Definitions.
Official statutory text
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Electronic data" means information related to an electronic communication or the use of an electronic communication service, including, but not limited to, the contents, sender, recipients, or format of an electronic communication; the precise or approximate location of the sender or recipients of an electronic communication at any time during the communication; the time or date the communication was created, sent, or received; and the identity of an individual or device involved in the communication, including, but not limited to, an internet protocol address. The term does not include subscriber information.
(b) "Metadata" means information generally not visible when an electronic document is printed describing the history, tracking, or management of the electronic document, including information about data in the electronic document that describes how, when, and by whom the data were collected, created, accessed, or modified and how the data are formatted. The term does not include any of the following:
( i ) A spreadsheet formula.
( ii ) A database field.
( iii ) An externally or internally linked file.
( iv ) A reference to an external file or hyperlink.
History: 2018, Act 71, Eff. June 17, 2018
As used in this act:
(a) "Electronic data" means information related to an electronic communication or the use of an electronic communication service, including, but not limited to, the contents, sender, recipients, or format of an electronic communication; the precise or approximate location of the sender or recipients of an electronic communication at any time during the communication; the time or date the communication was created, sent, or received; and the identity of an individual or device involved in the communication, including, but not limited to, an internet protocol address. The term does not include subscriber information.
(b) "Metadata" means information generally not visible when an electronic document is printed describing the history, tracking, or management of the electronic document, including information about data in the electronic document that describes how, when, and by whom the data were collected, created, accessed, or modified and how the data are formatted. The term does not include any of the following:
( i ) A spreadsheet formula.
( ii ) A database field.
( iii ) An externally or internally linked file.
( iv ) A reference to an external file or hyperlink.
History: 2018, Act 71, Eff. June 17, 2018
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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