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Yahoo caught up in government surveillance scandal

06

Oct

2016

Yahoo may have been part of an alleged top-secret US government initiative to scan hundreds of millions of e-mail accounts, according to Reuters. Sources claim Yahoo developed its own surveillance software that scanned incoming emails and attachments in real time for specific characters or phrases. “Yahoo is a law abiding company, and complies with the […]

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ACLU blasts Yahoo’s secret email searches for government

05

Oct

2016

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is blasting an order from U.S. intelligence agencies that forced Yahoo to scan customers emails and turn over data as “unprecedented and unconstitutional.” “The government appears to have compelled Yahoo to conduct precisely the type of general, suspicion-less search that the Fourth Amendment was intended to prohibit,” said Patrick […]

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Yahoo hack spurs push for legislation

03

Oct

2016

Supporters of legislation that would dictate how and when companies have to notify customers of a data breach are seizing on the hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts to push their effort forward. “We haven’t hit that sweet spot quite yet, but we’re close. I’m hoping this revelation about Yahoo will provide the needed impetus […]

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