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Microsoft v. United States: Court’s “Privacy” Ruling Is Not Really About Privacy at All

In what privacy advocates have hailed as a “big” privacy victory, a US appellate court recently ruled that the US government could not force Microsoft to provide customer emails stored on a server in Ireland.  But European privacy advocates should not be popping the champagne just yet.  Tim Harkness and I discuss the decision and its implications here.

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law enforcement, cross-border, cyber security