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The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration may continue to issue requests to technology companies, such as Apple or Google, for data on users suspected of criminal activity. The ruling upholds a lower court decision, siding with the administration and rejecting a challenge brought by two tech companies, DW and Microsoft, which argued that the requests violated the fourth amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Supreme Court opinion did not decide any issues on the merits of the case, but instead held that the lower court did not have jurisdiction to rule on the matter. The case will now be sent back to the lower court for a full hearing.
The Trump administration argued that such requests were necessary to protect national security, while the tech companies countered that the requests were a violation of the fourth amendment.
This case is important for tech companies, as it ensures that they can continue to be subject to such data requests from the government, and in turn, indicates that the government may have access to data from companies that it deems to be important to national security. As such, it could have far-reaching implications for companies’ privacy policies and for customers’ perception of their data security. It remains to be seen how the lower court will ultimately rule on the matter.