Mary Osako
Mary Osako
case depressing facts learned
The facts surrounding the Shi Tao case are very distressing to Yahoo. We learned the depressing facts on the case through the press.
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Yahoo will continue to strongly support law enforcement in their work, as well as continue to provide support for several non- profit organizations committed to online safety.
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Yahoo takes security very seriously and employs measures to help protect our users. Upon learning of this issue, we immediately began working on a number of improvements, some of which are already in effect.
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We did not provide any personal information in response to the Department of Justice's subpoena.
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We are rigorous defenders of our users' privacy. We did not provide any personal information in response to the Department of Justice's subpoena. In our opinion, this is not a privacy issue. We complied on a limited basis and did not provide any personally identifiable information.
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We are rigorous defenders of our users' privacy. In our opinion, this is not a privacy issue.
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As in most jurisdictions, governments are not required to inform service providers why they are seeking certain information and typically do not do so.
approach embraces
This embraces the government-to-government approach that we've been urging.
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Companies that choose to enter the market in the future will face the same struggle to effectively balance what they believe which laws they must obey.
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We applaud the direction of the secretary of state in establishing the Global internet Freedom Task Force. This embraces the government-to-government approach that Yahoo has been urging.
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Just like any other global company, Yahoo! must ensure that its local country sites must operate within the laws, regulations and customs of the country in which they are based.
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Our goal is to help drive the discussion between U.S. companies with our government. This is a government-to-government issue. We believe the executive branch of the U.S. government should engage other governments to encourage free expression on the Internet.
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It's not a matter of whether to ignore the law, but whether to leave.
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In our opinion, this is not a privacy issue. We complied on a limited basis and did not provide any personally identifiable information.