Stored Communication Act

Cell Phones are Not Facilities Under the Stored Communication Act

January 10, 2013 Josh Gilliland Stored Communications Act

Does the Stored Communication Act protect all text messages and data stored on a personal cell phone accessed without the owner’s permission? Not if you are arguing the cell phone is a “facility” under the Stored Communications Act. Garcia v. City of Laredo, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 25370 (5th Cir.[…]