Microsoft wins federal appeal over warrants for data held outside US

Warrants issued by US authorities do not apply to electronic data, such as emails, held on servers outside the country, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, handing a big victory to Microsoft. The Stored Communications Act “does not authorize courts to issue and enforce against U.S.‐based service providers warrants for the seizure of customer e‐mail … Continue reading Microsoft wins federal appeal over warrants for data held outside US