Yahoo puts a (low) price on privacy

By Amy Bennett  1 comment

For some, it is a comfort to know that Yahoo will work with law enforcement if necessary to catch criminals, rifling through their private messages to get the job done. However, the cost for such an invasion — $60.

For $20, Yahoo will turn over to authorities basic user ID information. Between $30 and $40, they will give contents of subscriber accounts, including e-mail. And for $60, authorities can obtain access to all the contents to an account, including logs of Yahoo Groups.

[ via The Inquisitr ]

1 comment

    Anonymous 2 years ago
    Just another reason I no longer yahoo nor googleboth are big brother spyware

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