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Microsoft Just Won a Big Victory Against Government Surveillance — Why It Matters

Posted on by Daniel Solove

Yesterday, Microsoft won a huge case against government surveillance, a case with very important implications: In the Matter of a Warrant to Search a Certain E‐Mail Account Controlled and Maintained by Microsoft Corporation.

Should the U.S. Play By Different Rules in Cyberspace?

Posted on by Daniel Solove

Recently, oral arguments were heard in a very important case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The case is officially titled In the Matter of a Warrant to Search a Certain E-Mail Account Controlled and Maintained by Microsoft Corporation, but it is being referred to as Microsoft v. United States for short.