Highly Impactful U.S. Federal Court Decision on Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad: Status, Next Steps, and Other Moving Pieces
On January 24th, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined the U.S. government’s request for an en banc rehearing of the Circuit’s landmark Microsoft vs. United States decision. This refusal to revisit its July 2016-issued decision affirmed that U.S. law enforcement cannot arbitrarily demand access to data stored [...]