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Lynx-lynx · 08-02-2014, 10:48 PM

Yep, apparently no matter what country you live in the US deems that they can issue a warrant for data that Microsoft 'controls', irrespective that the data is not in the US. The data in question are emails.

The Judge in this case has determined that it's 'a question of control, not a question of the location of that information'.

Note that 'also on Thursday, Twitter released a transparency report showing a steady rise in government requests for information from the social media platform.'

Apparently a precedent is the fact that 'US banks have long been required to provide records in response to subpoenas, even when stored overseas'.

The first part of the Article:

Spoiler:

Article located in Saturday's Sydney Morning Herald
(Article originated Reuters, AFP)

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Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,123 Karma: 93720365 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	US Judge orders Microsoft to hand over data stored in Ireland Yep, apparently no matter what country you live in the US deems that they can issue a warrant for data that Microsoft 'controls', irrespective that the data is not in the US. The data in question are emails. The Judge in this case has determined that it's 'a question of control, not a question of the location of that information'. Note that 'also on Thursday, Twitter released a transparency report showing a steady rise in government requests for information from the social media platform.' Apparently a precedent is the fact that 'US banks have long been required to provide records in response to subpoenas, even when stored overseas'. The first part of the Article: Spoiler: New York: Microsoft must turn over a customer's emails stored in a data centre in Ireland to the US government, a US judge has ruled, in a case that has drawn concern from privacy groups and major technology companies. Microsoft and other US companies had challenged a criminal search warrant for the emails, arguing federal prosecutors cannot seize customer information held in foreign countries. But following a two-hour court hearing in New York, US District Judge Loretta Preska said the warrant lawfully required the company to hand over any data it controlled, regardless of where it was stored. "It is a question of control, not a question of the location of that information," she said. The judge said she would temporarily suspend her order from taking effect to allow Microsoft to appeal to the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals. The case appears to be the first in which a corporation has challenged a US search warrant seeking data held abroad. It comes amid a debate over privacy and technology that erupted last year when former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed the government's efforts to collect huge amounts of consumer data around the world. Also on Thursday, Twitter released a transparency report showing a steady rise in government requests for information from the social media platform. Article located in Saturday's Sydney Morning Herald (Article originated Reuters, AFP) Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 08-02-2014 at 10:53 PM.