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May 23, 2014 02:32 am GMT

Microsoft Beats Secret FBI Data Request

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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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