US fight for Microsoft data has global implications
It is watched closely because of impact on both global law enforcement and tech companies
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MICROSOFT faces off with the US government before the Supreme Court on Tuesday over a warrant for data stored abroad that has important ramifications for law enforcement in the age of global computing.
The case, which dates back to 2013, involves a US warrant ordering Microsoft to turn over the contents of an e-mail account used by a suspected drug trafficker, whose data is stored in a cloud computing centre in Ireland.
