Microsoft wins landmark appeal over seizure of foreign emails

A federal appeals court on Thursday said Microsoft Corp and other companies cannot be forced to turn over customer emails stored on servers outside the United States. The 3-0 decision by a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York was a victory for privacy advocates, as well as for technology companies hoping to offer cloud computing and other services to customers around the world. Circuit Judge Susan Carney said communications held by U.S. service providers on servers located