Microsoft ordered to hand over overseas email, throwing EU privacy rights in the fire

[Fred A. Miller]

Summary: US law can apply anywhere in the world, so long as a technology company has control over foreign data, a court rules.

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-ordered-to-hand-over-overseas-email-throwing-eu-privacy-rights-in-the-fire-7000032210/?s_cid=e589&ttag=e589&ftag=TREc64629f

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