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X Corp. backs users' right to privacy regarding data stored by platforms

( March 2, 2026, 21:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: X Corp. told the US Supreme Court that it should narrow or distinguish prior rulings that expanded the “third party doctrine,” which limits an individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy for information shared with a third party, even for a limited purpose. “When privacy-protective terms of service are in place, terms that recognize users’ rights in the information shared, collected, or stored, government should typically get a warrant based on probable cause before gaining access to that information, including by means of “reverse searches” such as the geofence warrant at issue here,” X argued. See attached file. ...

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