Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Eric Want's to Know What's in Your E-mail

When they said transparency, they meant yours, not theirs.

Google backs Yahoo in privacy fight with DOJ

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Google and an alliance of privacy groups have come to Yahoo's aid by helping the Web portal fend off a broad request from the U.S. Department of Justice for e-mail messages, CNET has learned.

In a brief filed Tuesday afternoon, the coalition says a search warrant signed by a judge is necessary before the FBI or other police agencies can read the contents of Yahoo Mail messages--a position that puts those companies directly at odds with the Obama administration.


Just for the record, Google and Yahoo will probably sell anything to the highest bidder.

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