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Microsoft Gets Industry Support Against US Search Of Data In Ireland
An anonymous reader writes Tech giants such as Apple and eBay have given their support in Microsoft's legal battle against the U.S. government regarding the handing over of data stored in an Irish datacenter. In connection with a 2014 drugs investigation, U.S. prosecutors issued a warrant for emails stored by Microsoft in Ireland. The firm refused to hand over the information, but in July was ordered by a judge to comply with the investigation. Microsoft has today filed a collection of letters from industry supporters, such as Apple, eBay, Cisco, Amazon, HP, and Verizon. Trade associations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Digital Rights Ireland have also expressed their support.
A person defies a valid court order? They're arrested and in jail for contempt of court.
Unless, of course, the person is a white cattle rancher.
America is all about race. Only cowards would deny the obvious.
The race to the bottom, maybe. Making "race" the center of everyday life? Only for minorities (and I'm not talking racial minorities). It's not race that's at issue in the US anymore; it's societal norms. There's an "African American" culture, a "Latino" culture, a "White Power" culture, and a plethora of others. For the most part, these have nothing to do with genetic background or inherited traits, and everything to do with the cultural norms as accepted by one group and not by another. These days someone with a grandmother from China, a grandfather from Mexico, another grandmother from Italy and the last grandfather 6th generation African American isn't really all that abnormal. And yet this person could validly claim to be part of any of the most vocal race-based groups in the US. But what really matters is how they speak, where they live, and how they dress. THAT's what America is all about. Status.