‘Encryption’ means the use of any protective or disruptive measure, including, without limitation, cryptography, enciphering, encoding or a computer contaminant, to:

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1.  Prevent, impede, delay or disrupt access to any data, information, image, program, signal or sound;

2.  Cause or make any data, information, image, program, signal or sound unintelligible or unusable; or

3.  Prevent, impede, delay or disrupt the normal operation or use of any component, device, equipment, system or network.