The Supreme Court will hear a digital privacy case this month against Microsoft (MSFT) that could attract international attention and reignite fears that the U.S. government is harnessing tech giants to spy on the rest of the world.
The case, U.S. v. Microsoft, will determine whether the U.S. government can force tech companies to hand over customers’ emails even if they’re stored on foreign servers.
‘Foreign countries may be troubled’
This conflict has captured the attention of Congress, where just this week a group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation that would clarify the rules on cross-border data searches. If that legislation passes, the case against Microsoft may be rendered moot — if not, the Supreme Court will be forced to weigh in on a thorny topic that could pose negative consequences for America’s image abroad.
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