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And they do. But if they want to compel your accountant to provide evidence (say) they use a subpoena. So if they want to compel Microsoft to provide evidence they should use a subpoena.


A technical difference being that your key/password is not itself "evidence" of anything. A practical difference being that the relationship is more akin to that of a landlord rather than an accountant.




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