Microsoft has it completely right here. If the US feels it can extend its legal jurisdiction over stuff in foreign countries, it better expect to have foreign countries extend their legal jurisdiction over stuff int he United States. Or, of course, admit to a double standard and expect the world to go along with it.
None of those seem like particularly viable or pleasant scenarios.
Originally shared by +Ars Technica:
Microsoft tells US: The world’s servers are not yours for the taking
Redmond says the US would be aghast if a foreign government behaved as it does.
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What is "control" when a Spanish contractor working for a French company accesses an Irish server operated by the English subsidiary of a U.S. company?
Exactly.
I don't deny it's a conundrum for US courts and law enforcement, but their assertion is untenable without a lot of unintended consequences.