EU Safe Harbor ruling could have bearing on Microsoft email dispute

Microsoft has cited a ruling by an European Court on transatlantic transfers of personal data as having a bearing on its litigation over turning over email held in Ireland to U.S. law enforcement.The ruling Tuesday by the Court of Justice of the European Union declared invalid a “safe harbor” agreement that governs data transfers between the U.S. and the European Union as U.S. law and the actions of the country's government "inadequately respect European 'fundamental rights' of perso