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Yahoo "Secretly Scanned Emails for US Authorities"

posted by takyon on Wednesday October 05 2016, @02:14AM   
from the everyone-invited-to-look dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37551415

Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users' email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report. Reuters news agency says the firm built special software last year to comply with a classified request.

"Yahoo is a law abiding company, and complies with the laws of the United States," the tech firm said in a statement provided to the BBC.

The allegation comes less than a fortnight after Yahoo said hackers had stolen data about many of its users. Yahoo is in the process of being taken over by Verizon Communications in a $4.8bn (£3.8bn) deal. The telecoms provider declined to comment on the report.

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• Re:Merissa Mayer, failure (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 05 2016, @05:17AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 05 2016, @05:17AM (#410506)

  You're missing an 'x'.

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