JUL 13, 2016 | IRELAND | US
BSA Hails Second Circuit Ruling in Irish Warrant Case
BSA | The Software Alliance hailed today’s Second Circuit decision in the case of Microsoft Corporation v. United States of America, in which the court found that the Stored Communications Act does not allow US law enforcement to require US-based companies to turn over the contents of customer email stored outside the United States.
“The Second Circuit sent an important message to technology users today: privacy protections and the rule of law apply online just as they do in the physical world,” BSA President and CEO Victoria Espinel said. “The headlines will say that Microsoft won the case; this is also a clear vindication of privacy in the digital age.”
Espinel added: “BSA members believe in working with law enforcement to stop bad actors, but it has to be done in line with the rule of law. That’s why governments need to create a framework for lawful access to data. Congress has started this process by working on legislation to modernize our laws on government access to data.”
BSA filed an amicus brief at the Second Circuit in support of Microsoft, stressing that users of data services entrust their sensitive information to third-party providers and that confidence in cloud technology depends on protecting their expectation of privacy. BSA also pointed to the need to take foreign sovereign interests into account before seizing information located abroad.
BSA was joined in its brief by the Center for Democracy and Technology, the Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and ACT | The App Association.
“The breadth of support for Microsoft’s position in this case was impressive – it is evident in the brief that BSA filed in the Second Circuit,” Espinel said. “We were joined not just by other technology groups but by the civil society, manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce. This case has repercussions for consumer trust across the economy and around the world, and this decision is a win for technology users at the individual and industrial level.”
BSA 소개
소프트웨어 연합(BSA | The Software Alliance, 이하 BSA)(www.bsa.org)은 각국 정부를 대상으로 세계 시장에서 전 세계 소프트웨어 업계를 대변하고 옹호하는 선도적 연합체입니다. 세계의 가장 혁신적 기업들이 회원사로 참여하며 경제에 활기를 불어 넣고 현대의 생활을 향상시키는 소프트웨어 솔루션을 만들어 내고 있습니다.
워싱턴 DC에 본부를 두고, 30개국이 넘는 국가들에서 운영되는 BSA는, 합법적 소프트웨어 사용을 증진시키고 기술 혁신을 촉진하며 디지털 경제의 성장을 추진하는 공공 정책을 지지하는 준법 프로그램들을 선도합니다.