when microsoft refused to hand e-mails related to a drug trafficking investigation over to the or thora g.'s it claimed the data was stored on servers in ireland where u.s. law has no jurisdiction but washington argues that the tech giant is obliged to share their data as it's an american company the tech giant says the credibility of all companies is at stake the reality is that people will not use technology they do not trust we need to sustain their trust and part of sustaining their trust is giving people confidence that their legal rights under their legal systems will in fact be respected including by the united states who put the issue up for debate with political activist george barda and i t. security consultant paul field us government needs to take a stronger role in monitoring certain activity on the internet and in social media if we are going to try. i try to stay in line and somewhat ahead if we can with groups such as isis al shabaab boko hogan that are using the internet and are using social media as a high way of transporting information to plan and execute terrorist att