Microsoft Search Warrant Case Is A Win For Privacy

Law360, New York (July 22, 2016, 1:24 PM EDT) -- Microsoft Corp. recently won a major privacy legal victory when the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice may not utilize a U.S. search warrant to access customer data stored overseas. The unanimous 3-0 ruling is a victory for not only personal privacy rights but also for the theory that people's rights in the physical world should be extended to the digital world. This decision will have a tremendous impact on international technology service providers, social media platforms, apps, law enforcement, and individual users of mobile and cloud-based services....

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