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(Gov't Reply at 21-22) (footnote omitted) (emphasis in original). Thus, ifthe court were to
adopt Google's interpretation of the Microsoft decision and apply such a rationale to the case at
bar, it would be impossible for the Government to obtain the sought-after user data through
existing MLAT channels. In contrast, under this court's interpretation, Google will gather the
requested undisclosed data on its computers in California, copy the data in California, and send
the data to law enforcement agents in the United States, who will then conduct their searches in
the United States.
After careful consideration of the views of the parties and the many eminent
judges who have addressed issues arising under the SCA, this court concludes that the two search
warrants executed upon Google in the cases at bar do not constitute extraterritorial applications
of the SCA.
II.
CONCLUSION
For all the above reasons, the court will grant the Government's motions to
compel Google to comply with search warrants. An appropriate order follows.
BY THE COURT:
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