Microsoft tells judge: Hold us in contempt of court, we’re NOT giving user emails to US govt

At Microsoft’s own request, a judge has held the software giant in contempt of court for failing to comply with an order to give US authorities access to customer emails housed in a data center in Dublin, Ireland.

Redmond’s request was made jointly with government prosecutors, with the aim of expediting its appeal of the July 31 ruling that it must disclose its customer’s data, Bloomberg reports.