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33. Yahoo will encrypt all future communication

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 11:38 AM

Mar 2014

Yahoo was not aware of the reported activity. “This report, if true, represents a whole new level of violation of our users’ privacy that is completely unacceptable,” Yahoo stated, adding that it is committed to preserving its users’ trust and security and will continue its efforts to expand encryption across all services.

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Yahoo is very angry about the situation, it seems. They will encrypt all future communication, which they should have done already.

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GCHQ spied on millions of Yahoo video chats, harvested sexual images of chatters, compared itself to [View all] kpete Feb 2014 OP

Just in case they need them later woo me with science Feb 2014 #1

Plagiarism! Orrex Feb 2014 #6

Thanks for pointing that out. woo me with science Feb 2014 #8

LOL Orrex Feb 2014 #10

I wonder at what point the NSA defenders are going to come round to seeing BelgianMadCow Feb 2014 #2

emptywheel goes there kpete Feb 2014 #3

They are already trying in this thread: woo me with science Feb 2014 #4

I didn't have to look BelgianMadCow Feb 2014 #7

They are obvious and thoroughly embarrass themselves at this point. nt woo me with science Feb 2014 #9

embarrassment requires shame bobduca Feb 2014 #15

I stand corrected. woo me with science Feb 2014 #17

For some, the moment a Republican attains the White House again. Marr Feb 2014 #18

Yes, the US branch of GCHQ shouldn't do this jeff47 Feb 2014 #19

just a lil help from a friend questionseverything Feb 2014 #20

Sharing software is not the same as doing it. jeff47 Feb 2014 #22

they have not gotten to the video stream revelations yet questionseverything Feb 2014 #24

The article is about collecting still pics from video streams. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #25

They harvested sexual images? Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #5

Really? you gonna defend this qwertyq Feb 2014 #11

No, because Obama Fumesucker Feb 2014 #23

I never mentioned Obama, Republicans, DU, Free Republic, Greenwald or Snowden in my post. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #27

Proverbs 28:1 n/t Fumesucker Feb 2014 #30

Keep trying. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #32

Huh? Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #26

not harvested..harvesting..as we font questionseverything Feb 2014 #12

The relationship between those who are constantly watched and tracked and those who watch and track woo me with science Feb 2014 #13

Thank you, again, Edward Snowden. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #14

+100000 woo me with science Feb 2014 #21

. Fawke Em Feb 2014 #28

But if you have done nothing wrong, why on earth would you mind the Government and its spy sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #16

Rule 43... deathrind Feb 2014 #29

Fair enough. Now, all banking, bill paying, etc. over the 'net should be killed mindwalker_i Feb 2014 #31

Yahoo will encrypt all future communication DestroyEverything Mar 2014 #33

The War on Terror is important work jsr Mar 2014 #34