Stored Communications Act, exceptions for disclosure of contents (lawful consent) (18 U.S.C. 2702(b)(3), (b)(5))
Where 2702 does apply (a provider to the public), lawful consent of the sender or a recipient permits disclosure of contents. For a company licensing its own internal records this is a backstop: documented employee consent to AI-training use is the same instrument that answers both the Wiretap Act and, if a public service is involved, 2702.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“(b) Exceptions for disclosure of communications. ... A provider described in subsection (a) may divulge the contents of a communication ... (3) with the lawful consent of the originator or an addressee or intended recipient of such communication, or the subscriber in the case of remote computing service; ... (5) as may be necessarily incident to the rendition of the service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service;”
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