Ebay's Flexible Privacy Policy

l2718 writes "Ha'aretz has a disquieting report on a presentation made by eBay's senior counsel to law-enforcement officials. Apparently eBay logs all user interaction with them, and will happily hand over all the information to any law-enforcement official without a warrant -- a fax is quite sufficient. He is actually proud of their 'flexible' privacy policy."

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It's a changed world

[George Walker Bush]

My fellow Americans, we must accept that the world has changed, both for better and for worse. With the advent of the Internet, communications can be instantaneous and this has altered the way we do business and socialize. Likewise, the ability to commit a crime is instantaneous, and we must have the ability to quickly track down and bring perpetrators to justice.

You cannot have one side of the coin without the other. I am confident that eBay with its policy is a shining example of how we must adapt our procedures to fit the new reality of Internet-powered terrorism.

Thank you and God bless America.

Proud of their flexible privacy?

[u-235-sentinel]

What a retard. So now that the 4th ammendment has been thrown out... any other unpopular ammendments we should target next? I know... how about the 1st? We don't value freedom of speach .... do we?

Trolls all of them.

Re:How much..

[sdo1]

I'm stunned that bidding is up to $78 (and that the reserve isn't met yet). Is a low number really worth more than squat?

Sheesh... how much effort does it really take to get "excellent" Karma? It's friggin' easy.

Watch this....

I officially designate this message as the mod point dumping spot. Mod this up an prove just what fools the bidders are...

-S