A New York judge just made a ruling that could set a dangerous precedent: he's decided that US search warrants still apply to email accounts and other digital info, even if they're stored overseas. US Magistrate James Francis made that decision to make sure a search warrant issued to Microsoft for a user's account whose emails are stored on a Dublin, Ireland server goes through. The tech giant's thankfully fighting that decision, and in a statement says:
A U.S. prosecutor cannot obtain a U.S. warrant to search someone's home located in another country, just as another country's prosecutor cannot obtain a court order in her home country to conduct a search in the United States. We think the same rules should apply in the online world, but the government disagrees.
Sadly, Judge Francis doesn't share the same thinking and believes search warrants for digital contents should be executed no matter where in the world they're stored. He also says internet companies like Google and Microsoft have no right to refuse if a court orders them to hand over a user's details. Sadly, Judge Francis doesn't share the same thinking and believes search warrants for digital content should be executed no matter where in the world they're held.
Filed under: Microsoft
Source: Reuters
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