Microsoft’s Legal Cloud Cover
February 27, 2018 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
Tech firms seem to be clashing more with law enforcement, though their interests needn’t be irreconcilable. On Tuesday the Supreme Court will consider if U.S. internet providers can subvert federal law and public safety.
At issue in Microsoft v. U.S. is whether warrants issued under the 1986 Stored Communications Act apply to records stored on the cloud. The law allows the government to obtain records from a U.S. internet provider if there is probable cause of a crime. A special Section 2703 warrant functions like a subpoena…