Today, Microsoft filed a lawsuit in federal court for the Western District of Washington claiming that the US government is violating the constitutional rights of its users.
The lawsuit alleges that the U.S. Department of Justice's actions violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects the public from unlawful searches and seizures, and requires notifications.
As Microsoft reports, the Department does not allow the company to share requests to monitor emails and other data.
Under the Electronics Communication Privacy Act (ECPA), the government has the right to access files stored in the cloud, although the legislation dates back to the Reagan administration. Data protection advocates say the law was written before the commercial Internet boom and is therefore outdated.
With this lawsuit, Microsoft appears to be starting a fight with Apple and other technology companies against the US government, which continues to collect the data of internet users.
Of course, the paradox is that all large companies collect data and no one knows how they use it or who owns it. According to this logic, the above news seems to be purely about impressions..
Unless you believe that our good Microsoft, our fair Apple, and our pure Google will change the politics of the United States.
A prediction? After a "tough" legal dispute, the Ministry will provide some outdated lists or something else... just for the eyes of the world, just like the news above.
Now that we know that Microsoft has sued the United States government, we feel safer and will sleep peacefully.
