What Is
What Is the Stored Communications Act?
The Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. 2701-2713, is Title II of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It sets federal limits on unauthorized access to stored electronic communications, and it applies to providers of electronic communication and remote computing services.
The limits matter to vendor and insider access: a party that accesses stored communications without authorization faces the Act's restrictions. The government-data guide treats the Act alongside the CLOUD Act and federal wiretap law when it covers legal process for data held by contractors.
Pinpoint: 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 2701-2713. Related term: Stored Communications Act (Stored Communications Act).