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eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-surprise-here dept.

Phanatic1a writes "Quoted in an article in The Nation, eBay's chief of security Joseph Sullivan brags up eBay's "flexible" privacy policy to LEOs, telling them "If you are a law-enforcement officer, all you have to do is send us a fax with a request for information, and ask about the person behind the seller's identity number, and we will provide you with his name, address, sales history and other details--all without having to produce a court order." The tens of millions of Paypal customers eBay has access to the financial records of might be curious to see what else Sullivan promises..."

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  1. other details by frieked · · Score: 5, Funny

    we will provide you with his name, address, sales history and other details

    Other details... hmmmm, wonder if this means: Seller is super great/fast AAAA+++++++++ recommend to all A+A+A+A+A+A+

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  2. I'm hosed... by zedmelon · · Score: 5, Funny

    eBay itself goes further than this, employing six investigators who are charged with tracking down "suspicious people" and "suspicious behavior.

    I guess I'd better not post any more "Stable version of Windows" auctions...

    *sigh*

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  3. Because after all ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny
    Nobody with bad intent has ever been able to figure out how to fake a fax. I mean, law enforcement letterhead is more secure then nuclear launch codes.

    I'm sleeping easier now.

  4. Don't you get it? by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    If citizens of the United States are allowed privacy, a presumption of innocence, or the protection of due process, then the terrorists have already won.

    Wait... that doesn't sound right. Which of us is smoking crack?

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  5. NBC Weapons by hadesan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess this kills the auction for all those terrorists buying and selling nuclear, chemical, biological weapons online...