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Cloud border control

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  Anything to declare? Some foreign data maybe? The Hustle Wed, Feb 28 Brought to you by Blinkist … CliffsNotes for the modern commuter. Microsoft's Supreme Court case could determine if the feds can access your data  Microsoft took the stand yesterday in a Supreme Court case that will determine whether US law enforcement has the right to seize data stored in servers located outside the country. 5 years ago, investigators asked the company to turn over emails stored on their servers as part of a drug trafficking case. Microsoft agreed to give up data stored on American servers but refused to relinquish the emails that were stored at a Microsoft data center in Ireland. Now, the Justice Department's taking Microsoft to the bench. It's a landmark case in the way the internet is policed, and the verdict will answer the ...

Pro Rata: Wednesday, February 28

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Presented by Barings: What Dick's move means — CFIUS by proxy — Hi Alexa, please buy a unicorn   View in browser   Presented By Barings   Pro Rata By Dan Primack · Feb 28, 2018 Greetings from the home office. A quick reminder that you can always shoot me news tips and feedback via email (dan@axios.com), anonymous tip-box ( http://axios.com/tips ), Twitter DMs ( @danprimack ) or encrypted apps like Telegram and Signal (DanPrimack). Okay, here we go...     Top of the Morning Illustration: Sarah Grillo / Axios Dick's Sporting Goods this morning announced that it will no longer sell "assault-style" rifles, high-capacity magazines or any firearm to those under 21 years-old. The publicly-traded retailer had previously pulled weapons like the AR-15 from shelves after Sandy Hook, but pledges that this time they won't mak...