Microsoft is too left leaning to put Obama on the spot with a response like this.
From the article:
“The federal government already has received a favorable ruling in the case - in April, a magistrate judge ruled in its favor, concluding that ‘the basic principle that an entity lawfully obligated to produce information must do so regardless of the location of that information.’
Microsoft appealed the ruling. It will be heard on July 31.
In its own filings, Microsoft wrote that the ruling could impact companies across the globe.
‘Congress has not authorized the issuance of warrants that reach outside US territory,’ Microsoft’s attorneys wrote. ‘The government cannot seek and a court cannot issue a warrant allowing federal agents to break down the doors of Microsoft’s Dublin facility.’”
“The company even brought up the level of trust the public has in the government having access to personal information after former NSA analyst Edward Snowden leaked information about the government’s surveillance programs.
Other tech companies agree with Microsoft.”