Bloomberg: Microsoft Asserts Clients\u2019 Rights in FBI E-Mail Searches Fight by Kartikay Mehrotra:
\n–First hurdle is convincing judge it can sue on their behalf
\n–Tech industry says future of mobile, cloud computing at stake
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Microsoft Corp.\u2019s effort to halt the FBI\u2019s so-called sneak-and-peak searches of e-mails may ride on whether it\u2019s allowed to defend its customers\u2019 constitutional rights.<\/p>\n
The judge who will decide whether the case can go ahead told the company\u2019s lawyers to be ready in court Monday to address earlier rulings that undercut their arguments. At stake is half of Microsoft\u2019s case to block the U.S. from secretly accessing customer data stored in the cloud, including e-mail.<\/p>\n
Microsoft drew support from tech leaders including Apple Inc., Google and Amazon.com Inc. when it sued the U.S. Justice Department in April. They say the very future of mobile and cloud computing is at risk if customers can\u2019t trust that their data will remain private. The federal law allowing searches goes \u201cfar beyond any necessary limits\u201d and infringes users\u2019 Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure, they contend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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