Monthly Archives: July 2014

Hosting Data Outside the US? It’s Not Safe from US Search Warrants

Microsoft must hand over customer email data as part of a US search warrant, even though the data in question is stored in Dublin, Ireland, according to several reports on Thursday. Continue reading

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US Search Warrant Applies to Data Hosted in Ireland in Microsoft Case

Microsoft must hand over customer email data as part of a US search warrant, even though the data in question is stored in Dublin, Ireland, according to several reports on Thursday. Continue reading

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Cloud Host Iomart Turns Down Acquisition Offers from Host Europe

Scottish web hosting and cloud services provider Iomart rejected an offer to buy the company for more than half a billion dollars (or £300 million) earlier this month. German web host Host Europe, according to a statement from Iomart, made two cash offers in June which would pay 2.75 GBP and then 2.85 GBP per Iomart share. Continue reading

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Canada’s Shaw Communications Buys ViaWest for $1.2B

Canadian telco Shaw Communications has agreed to buy Colorado-based data center provider ViaWest for $1.2 billion in a massive expansion of its data center play. The current ViaWest management team will stay on board to run the company. Continue reading

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Tor Network Investigates Attack That May Have Unmasked Anonymous Users

Tor is investigating a five-month attack on its network that may have unmasked users of its anonymous network. Officials from the Tor Project believe that researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University were behind the attack. Continue reading

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