Stored Communications Act

The Stored Communications Act was enacted as part of Electronic Communications Privacy Act in 1986 in the United States. It generally prohibits the unauthorized acquisition, alteration or blocking of electronic communications while in electronic storage in a facility through which an electronic communications service is provided.

Link to text of law: Stored Communications Act

Acronym(s): SCA

Associated law(s): The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)

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