Why Google was told to hand over emails stored overseas to the FBI

What do Google and Microsoft have in common?

Well, a lot. But more recently, both companies have gone to court against FBI orders to hand over customer information stored outside the U.S. But the judges in each case have come back with differing decisions. 

In IT Blogwatch, we'll see you in court.

So what is going on? Michelle Meyers has the background:

A U.S. judge reportedly ruled...that Google has to comply with an FBI search warrant seeking customer emails stored on a foreign server.
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The FBI warrant...stems from a domestic fraud investigation...U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Rueter in Philadelphia reportedly ruled that transferring emails from a foreign server for FBI agents to review...locally "did not qualify as a seizure" because there was "no meaningful interference" with the account holder's "possessory interest" in the data sought.

And where does Microsoft come into this whole thing? Lulu Chang has the details:

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