Microsoft fights back against US warrant demanding overseas emails be handed over
September 1, 2014
Grazed from Computing. Author: Sooraj Shah.
Microsoft is continuing its fight against a US federal court order that demanded that the software giant hand over email data held in a data centre overseas to US federal authorities. The company has said that it would not release any information as it waits for the case to make its way through the appeals process, according to WindowsITPro.
The judge is now asking both Microsoft and federal prosecutors to advise her how to proceed by 5 September – this Friday. A Microsoft spokesperson said that the company "will not be turning over the email and plans to appeal". "Everyone agrees this case can and will proceed to the appeals court. This is simply about finding the appropriate procedure for that to happen," the spokesperson added…
This is the first time that a technology company is thought to have resisted a US search warrant seeking data that is held on its infrastructure, but outside US legal jurisdiction…
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