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It looks like Microsoft is fighting to keep customer and user information safe as the company is refusing to yield to a warrant granting US authorities access to email accounts, stating that the US has no power over its customers in foreign countries.
This fight started off back in April when Microsoft first challenged the warrant in court. At the time, the firm's Deputy General Counsel, David Howard, said: “The US government doesn't have the power to search a home in another country, nor should it have the power to search the content of email stored overseas.”
However, the US judge did not accept the argument at the time.
Then in June, a Microsoft spokesperson reaffirmed the company's stance on the issue:
“We're continuing to challenge this search warrant in the courts as promised on behalf of our customers who expect and deserve basic privacy rights. The US government can't execute a search warrant in other countries, and we don't believe it has the authority to ask Microsoft to do what it can't.”
On Friday the 29th of August, the court upheld the warrant, trying to force Microsoft in to giving up user data. However, the firm is still insisting that it won't give the authorities access to these emails. Speaking to the Inquirer, a Microsoft representative stated that this case will now make its way to the appeals court: “We will not be turning over the email. Everyone agrees this case can and will proceed to the appeals court. This is simply about finding the appropriate procedure for that to happen.”
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KitGuru Says: It's nice to see a company standing up for its users and protecting data, especially after word got out about the level of government snooping happening in the world. What do you guys think of this?
Good. I don’t want some arses in a foreign government looking through my emails.
Yes only Israeli governmment must look through your emails.
For once, Good Guy Microsoft!!! I too do not wish to have a bunch of nosey foreigners rifling through my e-mails and Facebook, making copies of all my online purchase receipts, and lifting keywords to trace me as a ‘terrorist’ simply because I disagree with a whole bunch of corporate and government spying on civilians.
Yes Voidflake. You are absolutely right. Only Israel and Jews must watch your Jew owned emails and Jew owned Facebook accounts.
US authorities are too nosy for their own good.
Yes, because Israel is CLEARLY still a part of British territory, which means they cannot possibly be foreigners here. Obviously that makes it fine to give up all our personal and private information to them. -_-
Also, as much as I can understand the need to upvote your own comments for some self-induced feeling of importance, it does very little to validate your point.
You (All the Western People) deserve to be erased by Jews.
Well, we don’t know if its true or not :/ I still don’t trust Microsoft enough to like them.
Oh, I see. You’re a fascist. That’s the end of this conversation.
Oh, now I see. You’re a fascist. That’s the end of this conversation.
Tell the US Government to go Fµck themselves. So if Microsoft loses this appeal no one’s info is safe. This will defo make me think twice about what companies store my info.
Good goy