(1) Nothing in section 4 or 5¹ shall apply to any monitoring of or interaction with a user's Internet or other network connection or service, or a protected computer, by a cable operator, computer hardware or software provider or provider of information service or interactive computer service for network or computer security purposes, diagnostics, technical support, repair, authorized updates of software or system firmware, network management or maintenance, authorized remote system management or detection or prevention of the unauthorized use of or fraudulent or other illegal activities in connection with a network, service or computer software, including scanning for and removing software proscribed under this act.

(2) Nothing in this act shall limit the rights of providers of wire and electronic communications under 18 U.S.C. § 2511 (relating to interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited).