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As someone far removed from practicing law, what are the ramifications if Microsoft fails? Would nothing change? Would others be barred from ever suing the U.S.
by cjslep 11y ago
As someone far removed from practicing law, what are the ramifications if Microsoft fails? Would nothing change? Would others be barred from ever suing the U.S. Government for the same reason?
- matt_wulfeck 11y agoThere's no lawsuits yet. This is the continuation of a PR battle. If something does go to court the government will probably just stop doing it and try something else (the government loses in this sense but only very narrowly). A lot of these "tools" won't stand up to scrutiny by the Supreme Court because they are so broadly applied, and then the game would stop. Easier just to lose dmall battles but to keep the game going.
- e12e 11y agoAre you saying the first paragraph is a lie? Or is there something else I'm missing? "This morning we filed a new lawsuit in federal court against the United States government to stand up for what we believe are our customers’ constitutional and fundamental rights – rights that help protect privacy and promote free expression." (my emphasis)
- adventured 11y agoMicrosoft did in fact file a lawsuit. That's precisely why it made the news pretty much everywhere. "The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in federal court in Seattle, argues that the government is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing Microsoft from notifying thousands of customers about government requests for their emails and other documents." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-privacy-idUSKCN0XB22U http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-privacy-idUSKCN0...