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TheNutcracker

(2,104 posts) Thu Sep 11, 2014, 06:03 PM Sep 2014

U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data [View all]

Source: Washington Post

http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/YLCS8G/WTOJ3H/7E9RF8/BMI4OSR/L94M0W/82/h

National/global news alert • Thu., Sep. 11, 2014 4:26 pm

U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data

The U.S threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply with a broad demand to hand over user data that the company believed was unconstitutional, according to court documents unsealed Thursday that illuminate how federal officials forced American tech companies to participate in the NSA’s controversial Prism program.

Read more: http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/YLCS8G/WTOJ3H/7E9RF8/BMI4OSR/L94M0W/82/h

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U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data [View all] TheNutcracker Sep 2014 OP

Nation of laws - Hah dickthegrouch Sep 2014 #1

But if the government doesn't know christx30 Sep 2014 #2

double cream, double sweetener tomm2thumbs Sep 2014 #11

I thank you, christx30 Sep 2014 #13

you tomm2thumbs Sep 2014 #20

Dammit, so much for flying anywhere on vacation. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #16

You got dat all wrong... RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #4

The NSA is/was 100% focused on profiling every American citizen by websites visited, emails sent & blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #3

Absolutely! n/t RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #5

Oooops ...guess they missed a few American and UK terrorists who went over to help Isis. L0oniX Sep 2014 #9

As well as a couple guys in Boston. sendero Sep 2014 #23

They aren't afraid of Terrorist's. They are afraid of the U.S. Citizen. harun Sep 2014 #26

which is why they bought 2 billion hollow point bullets last year Psephos Sep 2014 #27

And have armed local LE.. sendero Sep 2014 #29

Exactly, they don't want an "American Spring" like the Arab one. harun Sep 2014 #30

Then that "sharing" of information should go both ways... Volaris Sep 2014 #24

$91.25 million in a year they had a net income of $419 million OnlinePoker Sep 2014 #6

Meanwhile, the CEO of home depot has literally handed millions of credit card accounts whereisjustice Sep 2014 #7

Exactly.. TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #8

Well they have developed the need to ratfuck big corporations and rich sociopaths. L0oniX Sep 2014 #10

Cool. It's as if our gov put the Constitution up for sale on ebay <LOL>. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2014 #12

This was more bullshit from GW Bush....he has turned the USA inside out! TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #14

Can we kick some more so we have a full investigative report on MSM? TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #15

k&r one_voice Sep 2014 #17

thanks a bunch! TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #18

If only we had a D Prez who could stop it with an executive order. Psephos Sep 2014 #19

It does seem troubling... christx30 Sep 2014 #21

What if an individual Yahoo user sued the government over this? Live and Learn Sep 2014 #22

That's a good question as 'class action' suits just suck for plaintiffs. TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #25

Very true but at least they do often result in policy changes. nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #28