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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>EFF Press</b> <<a href="mailto:press@eff.org">press@eff.org</a>><br>Date: Friday, June 13, 2014<br>Subject: [E-B] EFF to Court: U.S. Warrants Don't Apply to Overseas Emails<br>To: <a href="mailto:presslist@eff.org">presslist@eff.org</a><br><br><br>Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release<br><br>For Immediate Release: Friday, June 13, 2014<br><br>Contact:<br><br>Hanni Fakhoury<br> Staff Attorney<br> Electronic Frontier Foundation<br> <a href="mailto:hanni@eff.org">hanni@eff.org</a><br> +1 415 436-9333 x117<br><br>EFF to Court: U.S. Warrants Don't Apply to Overseas Emails<br><br>Microsoft Fights to Protect Data Held on Servers in<br>Ireland<br><br>San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)<br>has urged a federal court to block a U.S. search warrant<br>ordering Microsoft to turn over a customer's emails held in<br>an overseas server, arguing that the case has dangerous<br>privacy implications for Internet users everywhere.<br><br>The case started in December of last year, when a<br>magistrate judge in New York signed a search warrant<br>seeking records and emails from a Microsoft account in<br>connection with a criminal investigation. However,<br>Microsoft determined that the emails the government sought<br>were on a Microsoft server in Dublin, Ireland. Because a<br>U.S. judge has no authority to issue warrants to search and<br>seize property or data abroad, Microsoft refused to turn<br>over the emails and asked the magistrate to quash the<br>warrant. But the magistrate denied Microsoft's request,<br>ruling there was no foreign search because the data would<br>be reviewed by law enforcement agents in the U.S.<br><br>Microsoft appealed the decision. In an amicus brief in<br>support of Microsoft, EFF argues the magistrate's rationale<br>ignores the fact that copying the emails is a "seizure"<br>that takes place in Ireland.<br><br>"The Fourth Amendment protects from unreasonable search and<br>seizure. You can't ignore the 'seizure' part just because<br>the property is digital and not physical," said EFF Staff<br>Attorney Hanni Fakhoury. "Ignoring this basic point has<br>dangerous implications – it could open the door to<br>unfounded law enforcement access to and collection of data<br>stored around the world."<br><br>The government has argued that allowing a U.S. judge to<br>order the collection of data stored abroad is necessary,<br>because international storage would make it easy for U.S.<br>Internet companies to avoid complying with search warrants.<br> But Microsoft asserts that the government's legal theory<br>could hurt U.S. technology companies that are trying to do<br>business internationally. Additionally, EFF argues in its<br>amicus brief that the government's approach hurts Internet<br>users globally, as it would allow the U.S. to obtain<br>electronic records stored abroad without complying with<br>mutual assistance treaty obligations or other nations' own<br>laws.<br><br>"Microsoft is doing the right thing by pushing back here.<br>It's great to see a tech giant fighting for its customers,"<br>said Fakhoury.<br><br>For the full brief in this case:<br><a href="https://www.eff.org/document/eff-amicus-brief-support-microsoft" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/document/eff-amicus-brief-support-microsoft</a><br><br>For this release:<br><a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-court-us-warrants-dont-apply-overseas-emails" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-court-us-warrants-dont-apply-overseas-emails</a><br><br>About EFF<br><br>The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading<br>organization protecting civil liberties in the digital<br>world. Founded in 1990, we defend free speech online, fight<br>illegal surveillance, promote the rights of digital<br>innovators, and work to ensure that the rights and freedoms<br>we enjoy are enhanced, rather than eroded, as our use of<br>technology grows. EFF is a member-supported organization.<br>Find out more at <a href="https://www.eff.org" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org</a>.<br><br><br> -end-<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>To unsubscribe or manage your email options:<br><a href="https://mail1.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/presslist" target="_blank">https://mail1.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/presslist</a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now" title="Go to archives for ip"><span style='color:#669933;text-decoration:none'>Archives</span></a> <a href="https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/22720195-c2c7cbd3" title="RSS feed for ip"><span style='color:#669933;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.listbox.com/images/feed-icon-10x10.jpg"></span></a>| <a href="https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22720195&id_secret=22720195-8fdd4308" title=""><span style='color:#669933;text-decoration:none'>Modify</span></a> Your Subscription | <a href="https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=22720195&id_secret=22720195-97c5b007&post_id=20140613171732:200F8B40-F340-11E3-8053-AC26FB513E1E" title=""><span style='color:#669933;text-decoration:none'>Unsubscribe Now</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.listbox.com"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.listbox.com/images/listbox-logo-small.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>