Salesforce faces bid for summary judgment in Rite Aid chat US wiretap suit
( August 17, 2026, 23:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A consumer urged a US federal judge to rule that Salesforce violated Pennsylvania’s wiretap law by intercepting and storing her online chats with Rite Aid, saying the evidence shows the company received the messages in real time before they reached Rite Aid employees. Lanae Johnson also argued that Salesforce can’t defeat the claim by relying on consent or by characterizing its chat platform as merely providing the communications service.See attached motion....
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