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I am going to bet that it was more than just Yahoo. Google was definitely on it too. Yahoo is just being forced to reveal now it due to the Verizon deal.
by cscurmudgeon 10y ago
I am going to bet that it was more than just Yahoo. Google was definitely on it too.
Yahoo is just being forced to reveal now it due to the Verizon deal.
- notyourwork 10y agoLet's not disclude Microsoft or AOL in this either. They are both large email providers.
- matt4077 10y agoAssuming the worst is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It destroys any incentives these companies may have not to cooperate.
- nv-vn 10y agoThey shouldn't need any incentives. They should be led by morally upright people who fight for the right cause and protect their customers.
- smokeyj 10y agoNo we should just use encryption. If you don't think google/fb/Apple aren't all under the same order then please pass the koolaid.
- nickff 10y agoMany of these companies did stand up to the government, but were forced into line through a secret set of courts, laws, and administrative procedures. This leaves aside all the undocumented pressures which the government has applied in order to achieve their desired objectives; we know these sorts of tactics are used because many government officials freely admit that they avoid e-mail (and it's not because they're illiterate). There is only so much that individuals can do to oppose the government, especially when the policies are popular.
- Buge 10y agoYes, but if everyone assumes the company is immoral, it's discouraging to the moral employees, causing them to quit, leaving the company with only immoral ones.
- gcb0 10y agothat worked well for lavabit