Microsoft gets help telling US to back off on Irish search warrant

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A brief history of Mac malware. View it in your browser Review: Apple's New 5K iMac -- Powerful, Pixel-ful and Pricey. View it in your browser Network World Daily News AM December 16, 2014 Microsoft gets help telling US to back off on Irish search warrant The U.S. Department of Justice should back off its request for Microsoft to turn over a suspect's digital documents stored on a server in Ireland, or be prepared for other governments demanding documents stored on U.S. servers, the company's general counsel said.The DOJ's ongoing search warrant for email and other documents stored at a Dublin server farm risks exposing U.S. records to foreign law enforcement agencies and foments distrust around the world in U.S. tech companies, Microsoft Brad Smith and a group of allies in the Irish search warrant fight argued.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. A brief history of Mac malware 2. 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