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Judge sides with Microsoft in court battle against gag orders
Microsoft's court battle against the government's gag orders is likely far from over, and that's a good thing in this case. The Department of Justice asked the court to shut the lawsuit down, but Seattle District Judge James Robart -- the same judge who temporarily blocked the enforcement of the president's travel ban -- has sided with the tech titan and allowed it to go forward.
Microsoft sues US government to remove gag on data requests
Apple may have the eye of the US government when it comes to encryption, but Microsoft is taking aim at the Justice Department as well. Redmond is suing the government over the right to tell its customers when the authorities ask it to hand over data. In a complaint filed today in Seattle's US district court, the company says the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act is unconstitutional, not only violating its First Amendment rights, but also the Fourth Amendment's right to be notified when the government searches and/or seizes property.
