Microsoft wins US data access case

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36800334

The US government cannot force Microsoft to give authorities access to the firm's servers located in other countries, a court has ruled.

The decision is being seen as a precedent for protecting the privacy of cloud computing services.

The US Department of Justice had wanted to access a server in Ireland, as part of an investigation into a drugs case.

The ruling, made by an appeals court, overturns an order granted by a court in Manhattan in 2014.

The DoJ said it was disappointed by the decision and was considering what it would do next. If it appeals, the case could then move to the US Supreme Court.

Microsoft said it welcomed the ruling.

"It makes clear that the US government can no longer seek to use its search warrants on a unilateral basis to reach into other countries and obtain the emails that belong to people of other nationalities," Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer, of Microsoft told the BBC.

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Will I live to see someone sued Microsoft and won over a case of illegal passwords and personal data collection from Windows 10 users?

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Will I live to see someone sued Microsoft and won over a case of illegal passwords and personal data collection from Windows 10 users?

Probably not.