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Why Yahoo Should Abandon Email Scanning

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-can-trust-us dept.

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."

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  1. And GMail gets a pass? by rekoil · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is this the same scanning that Google does with GMail? If so, why no outcry there?

    1. Re:And GMail gets a pass? by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is this the same scanning that Google does with GMail? If so, why no outcry there?

      But everyone loves Google, and we all know Yahoo is a washed up has-been looking for any way to turn a profit to keep its zombie brain-eating existance alive. /snark

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    2. Re:And GMail gets a pass? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're not actually anonymous.

      Cheers,

      Google