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May 23, 2014 02:32 am GMT
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Microsoft Beats Secret FBI Data Request
In a rare legal challenge, Microsoft fought against a secretive data requests from the FBI last year — a National Security Letter (NSL) — and forced the feds to back down, the company revealed Thursday
The FBI asked for Microsoft data concerning an unnamed enterprise customer's account with an NSL in late 2013. The request came with a gag order, which is normal for NSLs, meaning the company could not disclose the request to anyone, including the customer
Microsoft, however, challenged the gag order in court, alleging it violated its free speech rights. After the challenge, the FBI withdrew its NSL Read more...
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