Microsoft Gets Industry Support Against US Search Of Data In Ireland

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @04:43AM from the encrypt-what-you-must dept.

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.

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Re:A matter of procedure... by nabsltd · 2014-12-16 05:52 · Score: 4, Interesting

There is they could have sought a warrant in Ireland, since they have stronger privacy protections the fishing expeditions would not be allowed.
The US government did, and it wasn't.
That's what started this whole train rolling.