In ‘Hugely Important Case,’ Federal Appeals Court Just Ruled in Favor of Privacy

‘In what is being heralded as a win for privacy, a federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that Microsoft does not have to hand over to the U.S. government customer data held in another country.
According to Wired’s senior writer Andy Greenberg, the ruling (pdf) by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan “just sent the American Justice Department a clear message about its ability to reach beyond U.S. borders to collect data with a search warrant: Keep your hands to yourself.”
In its own statement welcoming the ruling, Microsoft calls it an “important decision for people everywhere.”‘
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