Stored Communications Act
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The Stored Communications Act is a U.S. federal law that governs government and third-party access to stored electronic communications and associated data held by service providers.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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computer law → privacy law → |
| allows |
court orders for certain transactional records
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subpoenas for certain non-content records → |
| amendedBy |
USA FREEDOM Act
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USA PATRIOT Act → |
| appliesTo |
electronic communication service providers
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remote computing service providers → |
| codifiedAs | 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2712 → |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code → |
| contains |
exceptions for emergency disclosures
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exceptions for provider self-defense and service protection → exceptions for user consent → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| dateEnacted | 1986-10-21 → |
| defines |
electronic communication service
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remote computing service → |
| enactedBy | United States Congress → |
| fullName |
Stored Communications Act
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surface form: "Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access Act"
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| governs |
government access to stored communications
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third-party access to stored communications → |
| imposes | restrictions on voluntary disclosure of communications by providers → |
| influencedBy | advances in electronic mail technology → |
| jurisdiction | federal → |
| partOf | Electronic Communications Privacy Act → |
| provides |
civil remedies for unauthorized access to stored communications
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criminal penalties for unauthorized access to stored communications → |
| purpose |
to protect privacy of stored electronic communications
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to regulate law enforcement access to stored communications data → |
| regulates |
access to electronic communication records
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access to stored electronic communications → access to stored wire communications → access to subscriber records → |
| relatedTo |
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
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Fourth Amendment privacy issues → |
| requires | warrants for certain content of communications → |
| section |
18 U.S.C. § 2701
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18 U.S.C. § 2702 → 18 U.S.C. § 2703 → 18 U.S.C. § 2707 → 18 U.S.C. § 2711 → |
| shortName | SCA → |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan → |
| subjectOf |
Carpenter v. United States
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Microsoft Corp. v. United States → United States v. Warshak → |
| yearEnacted | 1986 → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Title II – Stored Communications Act"
this entity surface form: "Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access Act"