Vercel escapes contempt rap after admitting it botched FBI warrant response
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Deletion queues let data-heavy organizations erase requested information - user accounts and all associated data - thoroughly and without disrupting the live database. On February 2, Vercel's reps attended a hearing to decide whether it would be held in civil contempt as a result of its non-compliance. Magistrate Judge Carson found the US government had established a prima facie case for civil contempt, referring it to a district judge for further consideration.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Deletion queues let data-heavy organizations erase requested information - user accounts and all associated data - thoroughly and without dis
- ▪On February 2, Vercel's reps attended a hearing to decide whether it would be held in civil contempt as a result of its non-compliance.
- ▪Magistrate Judge Carson found the US government had established a prima facie case for civil contempt, referring it to a district judge for further consideration.
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| Publication time | Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:39:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); legal Vercel escapes contempt rap after admitting it botched FBI warrant response Files sought by feds were sitting in a deletion queue, not gone for good Connor Jones Connor Jones Cybersecurity reporter Published wed 10 Jun 2026 // 15:39 UTC Vercel will escape civil penalties over a contempt of court case brought by the US government, but has admitted wrongdoing and overhauled its data retention practices.The cloud hosting provider failed to comply in a timely manner with a federal…
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