Seven former participants in online discount membership programs allege violation of federal privacy statutes and a racketeering conspiracy between online retailers and loyalty club businesses to defraud customers of 'membership fees' for rewards programs. The court concludes that the appellants fail to raise a material issue of fact regarding consent to enrollment in the membership programs, and thus, the prohibitions of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act do not apply. The judgment of the district court is affirmed.
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