This week, LGBT Tech with McDermott Will & Emery as legal counsel filed a letter with the California Supreme Court respectfully requesting that the Court grant review in support of Petitioners in the case of Snap, Inc. v. The Superior Court of San Diego County (2024).
The Stored Communications Act protects communications and subscriber data held by service providers, ensuring judicial oversight and due process in instances when that data is subject to disclosure. However, a recent California Court of Appeal decision eviscerates these protections by exempting social media companies and their users from the law's protections.
We urge the California Supreme Court to review this case, and note that the decision upends decades of settled practice and poses significant privacy risks for internet users, particularly members of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ people use social media at incredible rates to express identity, find community, and connect safety. This decision, coming from a state that has long supported LGBTQ+ rights, lowers barriers to access user information and puts us all in danger.
Read the full letter here.
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