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Court Sides With Microsoft Against DOJ In Battle Over Data Stored In Ireland
- Arstechnica, Thursday, July 14, 2016 5:21 PM
Microsoft doesn't have to turn over a user's data that's stored in Ireland, a federal appellate court said today. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said in its 43-page ruling that the federal Stored Communications Act, which allows law enforcement authorities to obtain data held in the U.S., doesn't apply when data is stored abroad.
