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It would have been very interesting if Yahoo had simply said "do it." A few months later the government would want to demand Yahoo pay them millions of dollars
by otakucode 12y ago
It would have been very interesting if Yahoo had simply said "do it."
A few months later the government would want to demand Yahoo pay them millions of dollars........ but be entirely incapable of explaining WHY they were owed this money at all. That would have been a very interesting event.
- tootie 12y agoYahoo would have to take $90M/year charge and either give a reason to the SEC or just declare it classified which would be as good as saying the NSA is taking it.
- tjohns 12y agoIt's unlikely this would stop at just $90M/year. There's no reason to believe the daily fine wouldn't continuously increase, or that executives wouldn't eventually be put in jail for contempt. And keep in mind you can be held in jail indefinitely for contempt of court, as long as you remain in noncompliance.
- adventured 12y agoNot to mention that if they really felt the need to break Yahoo, the Feds have a vast array of ways to do so. The fine is the most trivial approach in their arsenal. And if we wander into nefarious approaches, well, Yahoo was going to comply no matter what if the Feds felt like they needed it to happen for PRISM to be effective.
- tootie 12y agoAnd again, good luck sending a Yahoo exec to jail with no public explanation.
- duaneb 12y agoAt that point they're in contempt of court. There's really no saying how long it would have stayed $250k/day. A week? A month?