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Why Yahoo Should Abandon Email Scanning
twoheadedboy writes "Yahoo has come under fire for updating its terms and conditions so it can scan user emails. The move has attracted the attention of notable privacy group Big Brother Watch, which has called on the email provider to scrap the feature altogether. Yahoo says it is only doing the scanning to identify spam and better target ads, but that still hasn't put people off from criticizing the firm."
Google is the "Do no Evil" company, they are immune. Have you ever installed google maps on your cell phone? Did you read the EULA that states they reserve the right to turn on the microphone at any time and record what they termed "ambient noise"? That's besides the fact that google maps will not start unless you give it permissions to access absolutely EVERYTHING on your phone - try it on a blackberry and set the application permission to deny even one permission - no go, you must surrender everything on the phone to google. I'm guessing on other phones where there is no such fine grained permission scheme noone notices.