The New Jersey Supreme Court found in favor of Facebook and overturned an Appellate Division conclusion that a showing of probable cause was sufficient under a communications data warrant. Instead, the court held that the state’s wiretap act applies in this case to safeguard individual privacy rights under the New Jersey Constitution and relevant statutes.

In Facebook v. State, the social media giant found itself in a battle with New Jersey over whether it can be compelled to turn over the content of two users’ accounts based on only probable cause. Two trial courts quashed the state’s request for the users’ content every 15 minutes for 30 days into the future based on a CDW, according to the opinion. The 15-minute delay is due to technical limitations and is the fastest time in which Facebook can provide the information.

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