"If Microsoft’s argument stands, it believes, criminals could put electronic evidence beyond the long arm of the law simply by claiming to live outside the United States. (Microsoft, which has more than 100 data centres in 40 countries, stores e-mails and other data according to where users say they live.)"
That's ... actually a pretty compelling reason. Such an easy trick could have real consequences during criminal cases. Sounds like new processes and laws need to be worked out.








