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California murder case involving Snap, Meta data could gut privacy bulwark, firms say

By Mike Swift ( March 4, 2025, 14:01 GMT | Insight) -- Reddit, Microsoft, Pinterest, X and other tech companies say a state appeals court decision in a case where Snap and Meta Platforms hold key evidence about a Southern California murder case could blow a gaping hole in data-privacy protections under the US Stored Communications Act for personal data stored by social media platforms. Criminal defense lawyers don’t agree.A California murder case where Snap and Meta Platforms hold potential exculpatory evidence for the suspect has become a massive worry for the social media industry, which says a state appeals court ruling guts baseline federal privacy protections....

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