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Bender
Apr 19th 2007, 10:28 am
Here is the link:

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1678306.ece :eek:

I don't think she has any chances of winning this case. I mean, it's not Yahoo's fault that Chinese government requires disclosure of users' private info...

We shall see though...
mikyur
Apr 19th 2007, 10:46 am
The is no law to prevent Yahoo giving away personal info.
maroon_cool
Apr 19th 2007, 10:48 am
The is no law to prevent Yahoo giving away personal info.

ya i think you have right
-jay-
Apr 19th 2007, 10:49 am
good article . thanks.
Bender
Apr 19th 2007, 10:51 am
The is no law to prevent Yahoo giving away personal info.

Yes, there is:

http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html

However, they do state that:
We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Yahoo!'s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
axlarry
Apr 19th 2007, 10:53 am
He'll never win.

Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Cisco have all faced fierce criticism for doing business in China, a state dubbed "the world champion of internet censorship" by Reporters Without Borders, the press freedom group.
Le GoogelGuRu
Apr 19th 2007, 10:59 am
If he did something wrong, his information deserves to be given to the authories. If not, well it doesn't. I don't really understand the article or all this internet censorship in China, so can someone summarize?
Bender
Apr 19th 2007, 11:07 am
If he did something wrong, his information deserves to be given to the authories. If not, well it doesn't. I don't really understand the article or all this internet censorship in China, so can someone summarize?

SHORT SUMMARY:

- Mr Wang was distributing articles about necessity of democratic reforms in China
- Chinese government got pissed off by this and requested his info. from Yahoo inc.
- Yahoo disclosed that info and it led to arrest and imprisonment of Mr. Mr Wang where he got his ass kicked.
- Now, Mr. Wang is suing Yahoo inc. for disclosing his personal info to a third party (Chinese authorities)

I say he has %0 chances but, lets see...
ryukenden
Apr 19th 2007, 11:08 am
This is interesting news. I don't think yahoo will lose this case.
brandnewx
Apr 19th 2007, 11:23 am
Sound like my case. The difference is i'm not imprisoned.

Yahoo has to conform to the laws of local country. The whole issue lies in the laws, not yahoo. Yahoo also registered in China, so if they didn't cooperate with the Chinese gov, they would be forced bankruptcy.

Like my case, a bogus DMCA notice was sent to Yahoo to take down my site. It's the DMCA laws, so Yahoo has to comply whether the damn notice is fake or not.
mikyur
Apr 19th 2007, 11:23 am
If he wins the case, it will open the flood gates for all kind lawsuits against the internet companies.
Luke Beale
Apr 19th 2007, 11:45 am
Well either way I don't think that they should have given away personal information.