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Published Wed, Feb 28, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Washington

THE US Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a digital-age legal dilemma: Can the US government use a warrant to force a US company - in this case, Microsoft - to turn over data stored in a server overseas?

The case has far-reaching implications for law enforcement, which relies on access to e-mail and other data in criminal investigations - and for the US tech industry, which needs the trust of foreign governments to operate globally.

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