Microsoft Pushes Back Against US Data Warrant

The latest court ruling in an ongoing battle between Microsoft and demands from the United States government for data about one of the company's users, seems to have a lot of folks running for cover. In 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis issued a search warrant requiring Microsoft to turn over all date pertaining to the subscriber, hosted on a server in Ireland, to the U.S. authorities. Microsoft refused, contending that warrants issued by U.S. courts do not apply outside the country.