Judge rules for government on warrant for Microsoft emails

A judge has ruled against Microsoft Corp., saying U.S. law enforcement can force the company to turn over emails it stores in Ireland.

Loretta Preska, a federal judge in New York, ruled from the bench Thursday after hearing oral arguments.

Read more of this Associated Press report on CBS. See also Zack Whittaker’s report on ZDnet for implications for EU.

There’s no statement up on Microsoft’s blog at the time of this posting, but I expect they’ll have something to say.