Back in July, Microsoft won the notorious “warrant case” in Ireland when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that it had no obligation to turn over customer communications stored in Ireland to U.S. authorities. At least one reason that many privacy activists cheered the news was that it also appeared to give weight to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, which the original warrant had sought to circumvent. But now, an even more preposterous order has reared its head. This time, in Belgium, reports Jennifer Baker in this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor. 
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