General Microsoft sues the US government for the right to tell customers when the government is looking at their emails

[Vlen123 204]

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O)
has sued the U.S. government for the right to tell its customers when a
federal agency is looking at their emails, the latest in a series of
clashes over privacy between the technology industry and Washington.

 

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in federal court in Seattle, argues that the
government is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing Microsoft
from notifying thousands of customers about government requests for
their emails and other documents.

 

The government’s actions contravene the Fourth Amendment, which establishes
the right for people and businesses to know if the government searches
or seizes their property, the suit argues, and Microsoft's First
Amendment right to free speech.

[Helldegarde 162]

Anyway trials will probably take more than 5 years, so CIA and NSA still can do whatever they want

Updated April 15, 2016 by Helldegarde

[mitosis 4.2k]

Damn suing the government... Thats the first time I saw something like that

[MickySoFine 3.1k]

Probably the most piece of crap country.

[CaitlynJender 246]

How nice of Microsoft, that they want to use the data all for themselves... And how nice for them that almost nobody even thinks that "not harvesting every bit of data you get your hands on just because you can" is also a possible scenario.

[iOSAaron 56]

Microsoft is a savage

[OSX1001 3]

Microsoft is a savage