Microsoft Says Overseas Email Access Is Issue for Congress

Microsoft Corp., which has resisted U.S. law enforcement demands for emails stored in Ireland, told the U.S. Supreme Court that Congress should resolve the matter by updating privacy laws on digital data storage.

U.S. companies are the world leaders in cloud storage, and a decision forcing Microsoft to turn over emails stored on servers abroad could erode trust in U.S.-based providers, the company said in its most recent brief to the court, filed Jan. 11. The brief sets out how it will proceed at oral arguments scheduled for Feb. 27, Microsoft spokesman Sean O’Brien told Bloomberg Law Jan. 12.

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