{"id":2686,"date":"2016-04-15T05:53:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T21:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/15\/microsoft-sues-u-s-to-let-customers-know-about-secret-data-requests\/"},"modified":"2016-04-15T05:53:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T21:53:16","slug":"microsoft-sues-u-s-to-let-customers-know-about-secret-data-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/15\/microsoft-sues-u-s-to-let-customers-know-about-secret-data-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft sues U.S. to let customers know about secret data requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ap_16105593554758\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE0LzFiL0FQXzE2MTA1NTkzLjAyODMxLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/f3d11413\/051\/AP_16105593554758.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Microsoft+sues+U.S.+to+let+customers+know+about+secret+data+requests&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F14%2Fmicrosoft-sues-government%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F14%2Fmicrosoft-sues-government%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 In the latest clash over privacy rights in the digital age, Microsoft is suing the U.S. government over a federal law that allows authorities to examine customer emails or online files without the individual&#8217;s knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit comes as the tech industry is increasingly butting heads with U.S. officials over the right to view a wide range of information \u2014 including emails, photos and financial records \u2014 that customers are storing on smartphones and in so-called &#8220;cloud&#8221; computing centers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/25\/apple-fbi-battle-silicon-valley\/\">Apple-FBI battle is over but Silicon Valley is still preparing for the privacy war<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/14\/microsoft-sues-government\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/lawsuit\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Lawsuit<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/privacy\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Privacy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/microsoft\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Microsoft<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Tech<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/C1sSfcmhUQs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 In the latest clash over privacy rights in the digital age, Microsoft is suing the U.S. government over a federal law that allows authorities to examine customer emails or online files without the individual&#8217;s knowledge. 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