Tech giants join Microsofts call for US to end requests for overseas data

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Multiple tech giants, including Apple, Verizon and Cisco, have joined Microsoft in opposing the US government's requests for search warrants for data stored on overseas servers

From Neowin:

Microsoft has once again called for the US government to stop using domestic search warrants to demand data stored overseas. It has also picked up the support of organizations like the EFF, telephone companies like AT&T and Verizon, and most recently received the support of Apple and Cisco.

Microsoft initially opposed a US government request for data stored on an Ireland server, arguing that a US-specific national warrant shouldn't reach over into other countries. However it lost and has since re-filed the case. Aside from the obvious reasons why this is worth opposing, the larger problem on the hands of these companies is that non-US countries may be put off from using their products and services if it means that the US would be able to access their content.

http://www.neowin.net/news/tech-giants-join-microsofts-call-for-us-to-end-requests-for-overseas-data

Edited June 16, 2014 by anuseems