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Your email belongs to you, not us

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Microsoft is committed to delivering meaningful privacy protections that build trust with our customers, and we know how much you value the contents of your email. We believe your email belongs to you, not us, and that it should receive the same privacy protection as paper letters sent by mail--no matter where it is stored.

This is the crux of our legal challenge to a U.S. government criminal search warrant for a customer’s email stored in our datacenter in Dublin, Ireland.

While we appreciate the vital importance of public safety, we believe it’s also important to strike the right balance with the privacy concerns of people who use technology. A recent poll shows most Americans agree.
Your email belongs to you, not us - Cloud Computing | Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
 
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Microsoft refuses to give access to emails stored outside US


Microsoft has once again declined a US court order regarding the handing over of customer emails stored offshore, and will continue to fight the order.

A US district court had ordered Microsoft to hand over the email data stored in a datacenter in Ireland to the country's prosecutors on July 31. The same order was delayed by the judge to give Microsoft the time to appeal the decision till today.

Showing commitment to its stance on data privacy, Microsoft has declined to provide access to the email data and will appeal the decision. The company believes that such data requests from the US government could have major implications globally.
Microsoft refuses to give access to emails stored outside US - Neowin
 
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