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Sadly not. The US courts have already ruled that data held in other data centres are fair game for a US warrant [1]. In this case the data is held in the EU (in
by wolfwyrd 11y ago
Sadly not. The US courts have already ruled that data held in other data centres are fair game for a US warrant [1]. In this case the data is held in the EU (in Dublin, Ireland to be precise) and MS was found in contempt of court for failing to hand the data over [2]. They're still fighting this case now - over a year later - and it's currently in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals [3].
This means that the precedent is already set. If the company operates in the US and is served a warrant, the US Govt wants ALL of the data WHEREVER it's held.
I'm rooting for MS on this one and hope their appeal is upheld.
[1] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/29/us-court-microsoft-personal-data-emails-irish-server http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/29/us-court-m...
[2] http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-refuses-to-hand-over-foreign-data-held-in-contempt-of-court/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-refuses-to-hand-over-...
[3] http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/e-regulation/microsoft-resist-email-handover-176516 http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/e-regulation/microsoft-resis...