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.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 05 2016, @05:20AM
Their patriotic duty, or they didn't want to serve 10 years in the can for fiddling with option valuation?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 05 2016, @03:40PM
Why does it have to be either/or?