The submission title was 'Microsoft blocks International Criminal Court email access' which highlights the tech related part of the article.
If the ICC would be self-hosting their mail, they would not have this issue.
As it stands, Microsoft can read all their (non encrypted) mail, see all metadata and even spoof ICC mail. The ICC is not the only public organization in this predicament.
The carelessness of hosting e-mail with a foreign company makes them vulnerable to political sanctions.
bigyabai · 10h ago
If Microsoft can read all their encrypted mail, then it's quite telling that the FBI hasn't tried to undermine them yet. This ICC must be doing well and drilling down on morally reprehensible criminals with extensive political connections to pushovers in high places.
If the ICC would be self-hosting their mail, they would not have this issue.
As it stands, Microsoft can read all their (non encrypted) mail, see all metadata and even spoof ICC mail. The ICC is not the only public organization in this predicament.
The carelessness of hosting e-mail with a foreign company makes them vulnerable to political sanctions.