[icebraining]

18 USC § 2703(f) - A provider of wire or electronic communication services or a remote computing service, upon the request of a governmental entity, shall take all necessary steps to preserve records and other evidence in its possession pending the issuance of a court order or other process.

[ArchReaper]

OK, let me be more specific. How is the request legally sound?

[icebraining]

I don't understand your question. What's there to be legally sound about? The Feds make a request, the site has to comply.

[ArchReaper]

Why are they allowed to request this with no reason? Why can the government dictate what I'm doing with no legal basis?